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Hemibagrus variegatus Ng & Ferraris, 2000 |
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photo by
Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 80 cm NG (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known only from the Tenasserim river drainage in southern Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 11-11; Vertebrae: 50-50. Has unique combination of the following characters: length of caudal peduncle 20.2% SL, length of adipose-fin base 30.8% SL, eye diameter 23.1% HL, interorbital distance 28.6% HL, 21 gill rakers, 50 vertebrae (24 postanal) and a variegated brown body with the sensory pores not readily visible (Ref. 41209). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||