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Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus peguensis** (Boulenger, 1894)
Common Name
Type Locality	Sittang River near Toungoo, Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Macrones peguensis, Mystus peguensis
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus.
Species Information
Size	291mm or 11.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the genus Hemibagrus are bagrid catfishes that can attain standard lengths of up to 800 mm and are found in large rivers throughout the Indian subcontinent,Southeast and East Asia. Members of this genus have depressed heads,rugose head shields not covered by skin,a slender occipital process and moderately long adipose fins.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Pegu drainages in Myanmar.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 14 (no. 81) (art. 28), pp 196.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2013 Mar 07 04:39)