Biology:Bagarius suchus

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Short description: Species of catfish

Bagarius suchus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Bagarius
Species:
B. suchus
Binomial name
Bagarius suchus
Roberts, 1983

The crocodile catfish (Bagarius suchus) is a species of sisorid catfish native to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, where it occurs in the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins.[1][2] This species reaches a maximum length of 70 centimetres (28 in) SL.[2]

Ecology

This species lives in cool, fast-flowing water with a pH range of 6.0 to 7.2 and a temperature range of 18.0-23.0 °C (64.4-73.4 °F).[citation needed]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Allen, D. (2012). "Bagarius suchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T181271A1715836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181271A1715836.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/181271/0. Retrieved 13 January 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius suchus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q150536 entry