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Scientific Name	**Liobagrus reinii** Hilgendorf, 1878
Common Name	Bachschmerlen-Wels (Germany)
Type Locality	Southern Japan.
Pronunciation	lie oh BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek, leios, meaning smooth, and bagrus, a name usually used for catfishes; in reference to the smooth head.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Japan. Japan Waters (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 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Yellowish-orange eggs, enclosed in a sticky membrane, are laid inside a cave and guarded by the male. The fry hatch with a large yolk sac still attached and it is best to raise them in fine mesh net suspended in the water column to prevent infection. Once the yolk sac is absorbed, the large fry are greedy eaters and will take any food from prepared flakes and powders to newly hatched brine shrimp.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1878, pp 155 [1].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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	LFS label creator ARN ref:1.18.61.1099
Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2005 Dec 11 00:00)