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Name
Scientific name
Hemibagrus macropterus
Described by
Authority Bleeker, Year 1870
Family
Bagridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Hemibagrus macropterus is a bagrid catfish from the Zhujiang (Pearl River), Changjiang (Yangtze) and Qiantang Jiang in central and southern…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
408mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
China, Yangtze
Writing
Etymology
Hemibagrus: from the Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half' and the generic name Bagrus. macropterus: from the Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), meaning 'long…
Distribution
This species has been recorded from the Zhujiang (Pearl River), Changjiang (Yangtze River) and Qiantang Jiang in central and southern China. Type locality is '…
Habitat
Inhabits swiftly-flowing rivers and tributaries with rocky substrates.
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
A predator feeding primarily on invertebrates and smaller fishes, although there should be no need to use such live foods in captivity.
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Unrecorded in aquaria. In nature it breeds in June and July with up to 2000 eggs being deposited in a single spawning event. The larvae are fully developed in …
Notes
This species seems virtually unknown in the aquarium trade but is fished for food within its native range. It can be told apart from most other congeners by th…
References
References
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