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Name
Scientific name
Bagarius lica
Described by
Authority Volz, Year 1903
Family
Sisoridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
Not recorded
Summary
Bagarius lica is a very large sisorid catfish from Southeast Asia, from the Mae Khlong to the Dong Nai drainages and south through the Mala…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
Not recorded
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Writing
Etymology
Bagarius: from 'Vaghari', a local name in Calcutta (Kolkata). lica: apparently a latinisation of lika, the Malay name for this catfish in Sumatra.
Distribution
Southeast Asia, from the Mae Khlong to the Dong Nai drainages in Thailand, Laos, China, Cambodia and Vietnam, and south through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra,…
Habitat
Adults live on the bottom of large rivers, among boulders and often in the white water of rapids, and are not found in small streams. They migrate in schools a…
Aquarium size
Suitable only for public installations or the very largest, highly-specialised private aquaria.
Maintenance
Prefers dim lighting and access to refuges in the form of driftwood, large rocks or lengths of plastic piping. A large, mature filter system, rigorous maintena…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
In the wild it feeds mainly on prawns, and also takes small fishes and aquatic insects (FishBase). Young fish can be offered chironomid larvae (bloodworm), sma…
Behaviour and compatibility
Best maintained alone.
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
Ng & Kottelat (2021) restricted B. bagarius to the Indian subcontinent and treated Bagrus yarrelli Sykes, 1839 as its junior synonym. The large Bagarius of Sou…
References
References
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