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Hemibagrus peguensis (Boulenger, 1894) |
| Family: | Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 29.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Pegu drainages in Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 10-13; Vertebrae: 44-45. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: head length 29.0-32.5% SL, a gently curving snout and a slender, deeply-incised humeral process, and nine vertical columns of black spots on the sides of the body (Ref. 41209). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 December 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||