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Name
Scientific name
Bagarius vegrandis
Described by
Authority Ng & Kottelat, Year 2021
Family
Sisoridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Bagarius vegrandis is a small sisorid catfish from the Chao Phraya and Mekong drainages in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Described by Ng & K…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
220mm, standard length
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, Laos, Thailand
Writing
Etymology
Bagarius: from 'Vaghari', a local name in Calcutta (Kolkata). vegrandis: from the Latin vegrandis, meaning 'little' or 'diminutive', in reference to its small …
Distribution
Known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong drainages in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, and possibly Vietnam (FishBase). The Catalog of Fishes also lists China. Type l…
Habitat
Adults live in rapids and rocky pools of large and medium-sized rivers (FishBase).
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
In the wild it preys on smaller fishes. In the aquarium it takes cockles, mussels, whole prawns, dead fish and earthworms (ScotCat).
Behaviour and compatibility
Best kept alone, because it eats any tankmate small enough to fit in its mouth (ScotCat).
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
Ng & Kottelat (2021) described it in the same paper that restricted B. bagarius to the Indian subcontinent. FishBase treats earlier records of B. bagarius from…
References
References
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