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Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus pluriradiatus** (Vaillant, 1892)
Common Name
Type Locality	Nam-Tiong-Kong River, tributary to Black River, near Poufang, Upper Tonkin, northern Vietnam.
Synonym(s)	Macrones pluriradiatus, Mystus pluriradiatus
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus.
Species Information
Size	216mm or 8.5" 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: Nam Xam basin in Laos, Red River basin in Viet Nam and Yunnan, China and Mekong basin. Laos Waters, Nam Xam (click on these areas to find other species found there) Red River (Asia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) China Waters, Yunnan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Other Parameters	Prefers rivers with fast water, rapids.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 4 (no. 3), pp 126 [2].
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2010 Feb 02 16:30)