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Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Hemibagrus: Greek, hemi = the half + Mozarabic, bagre, Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex sp. (Ref. 45335); velox: From the Latin for fast, in reference to its habitat (fast-flowing streams and rivers) (Ref. 40801).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40801)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 50 - 52. Caudal peduncle depth 6.2-7.5 cm SL; the upper lobe of the caudal fin regularly tapering; genital appendage by a distance of 4.3-5.9% SL; irregular serrations on the posterior edge of the dorsal spine; snout length 33.3-38.9% HL; interorbital distance 29.4-33.9% HL; length of maxillary barbel 198.3-238.2 HL; length of inner mandibular barbel 44.7-52.1% HL; branchiostegal rays 10-11 (Ref. 40801).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in upper reaches of rivers, usually in fast-flowing waters with rocky or sandy bottom (Ref. 40801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tan, H.H. and H.H. Ng, 2000. The catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) of central Sumatra. J. Nat. Hist. 34:267-303. (Ref. 40801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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