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Name

Scientific name

Bagarius suchus

Described by

Authority Roberts, Year 1983

Family

Sisoridae

Common names

Crocodile Catfish

Photograph credits

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Summary

The crocodile catfish, Bagarius suchus, is a sisorid catfish from the Mekong system in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia and the Chao Phraya in T…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

700mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 18–23°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Species tank only

Social needs

Solitary or specimen

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Chao Phraya, Mekong

Writing

Etymology

Bagarius: from 'Vaghari', a local name in Calcutta (Kolkata). suchus: from the Ancient Greek σοῦχος (soukhos), meaning 'crocodile', in reference to the species…

Distribution

Known from the Mekong river system in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, plus the Chao Phraya drainage in Thailand. Type locality is 'Kemrat, Thailand'.

Habitat

Mostly collected from larger river channels and typically associated with fast-flowing, turbulent rapids where it takes shelter among boulders and large rocks.

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

An obligate predator feeding on smaller fishes, amphibians, crustaceans and other invertebrates in nature but in most cases adapting well to dead alternatives …

Behaviour and compatibility

Best maintained alone.

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

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Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

B. suchus is clearly unsuitable for the home aquarium given its eventual size and natural behaviour, and we know of only a handful of private aquarists with th…

References

References

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