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Bagarius species have the same general colour pattern consisting of three darkly pigmented bands or blotches on the body. Irregularly placed spots may also be present on the body. The fin pigmentation varies from species to species, from plain, to spotted, to slightly or heavily barred. [5]
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of several South American catfish species of family Pimelodidae.The species are known by a number of different common names.They typically inhabit major rivers where they prefer the main channels and tend to stay at maximum depth, but some species can also be seen in lakes, flooded forests, and other freshwater habitats.
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...
Clarias cavernicola. The cave catfish[2] (Clarias cavernicola) [3] is a critically endangered species of airbreathing catfish. [1] This cavefish is only known to live in the Aigamas cave, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. [4][2] It has also been reported from the nearby Dragon's Breath Cave. [5] The golden cave catfish lack pigmentation and are up ...
Synodontis clarias, known as the red tailed synodontis, [2] or the mandi, [3] is a species of upside-down catfish that occurs widely in the waters of northern Africa. [3] It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Silurus clarias. The original specimens were obtained in Egypt, near Cairo. [4]
Wallagonia leerii, also known as the Tapah, helicopter catfish, and formerly the striped wallago catfish is a species of catfish native to Southeast Asia. Its habitat ranges from the river drainages of Thailand through the Malayan peninsula to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. [1] It can grow up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length and ...
Sperata seenghala, the Giant river-catfish, is a species of bagrid catfish. It is known locally as Guizza, Guizza ayer, Auri, Ari, Pogal, Singhara and Seenghala, among other names. [ 2 ] It is found in southern Asia in the countries of Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Nepal and Bangladesh with reports of occurrence in Myanmar , [ 1 ] Thailand ...
Horaglanis is a genus of small airbreathing catfishes that are endemic to Kerala in India. [1] The four known species are all adapted to life underground, lack pigmentation and are blind. [2] This genus and Kryptoglanis, both from the Western Ghats, are the only known underground-living catfish in India. [2][3]