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Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Bagrichthys: Mozarabic, bagre, taken from Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335); obscurus: Specific epithet from the Latin obscurus, meaning indistinct, in reference to the uniform brown color of the fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya, Bang Pakong and Mekong drainages in Indochina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38653)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10; Vertebrae: 45 - 47. A relatively small and narrow mouth opening; extremely reduced oral dentition; relatively short dorsal-fin spine with 15 or fewer serrae; both inner and outer mandibular barbels crenulated; a slender body (body depth at anus 15.1-18.4% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 6.7-8.3% SL); a short adipose fin base (length 43.3-48.9% SL); the genital papilla in males touching the base of the first anal-fin ray; a uniformly brown body without both a pale midlateral stripe and pale blotches on the sides of the body.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H., 1999. Bagrichthys obscurus, a new species of bagrid catfish from Indochina (Teleostei: Bagridae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 47(3):545-552. (Ref. 38653)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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