Bagrus urostigma Vinciguerra, 1895

Somalia catfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Bagridae
Synonyms	Porcus urostigma, ... more
Common names	尾点鲿, 尾點鱨, ... more

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Main reference

Vinciguerra, D. 1895. (Ref. 52301)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 72.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52301)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 4°N - 0°N

Africa: Guiba River (Juba River in Somalia).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Head smooth above (Ref. 2988). Maxillary barbel reaching middle of adipose fin in the young and the end of the rayed dorsal in the adult; nasal barbel reaching anterior border of eye (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). External mandibular barbels reaching the branchial fissure; occipital processus reaching the interneural bone (Ref. 52301). Longest dorsal fin ray a little longer than head; distance between adipose and dorsal fin equals base of the latter; adipose fin twice as long as the distance between dorsal and adipose fin (Ref. 2988). Caudal fin forked, upper lobe slightly the longer (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). Pectoral spine very strong, prominent and strongly serrated (Ref. 36900) on inner side (Ref. 2988). Pelvic fins under last dorsal fin ray (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). Coloration: reddish brown above, yellowish white beneath and the caudal fin dotted with black (Ref. 36900, Ref. 2988).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Data deficient (DD)	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec>10,000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (58 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Musschoot, Tobias

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