Bagroides melapterus

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Bagroides melapterus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Bagroides
Species:
B. melapterus
Binomial name
Bagroides melapterus
Bleeker, 1851
Synonyms [1]
  • Bagroides melanopterusBleeker, 1852

Bagroides melapterus, the harlequin lancer catfish, is a type of catfish in the family Bagridae

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Appearance

The harlequin lancer catfishes max length is 34.0 cm

It is a slender build catfish that is a silver in color with black spots and markings [2]

Distribution

This catfish is found in Asia specifically Thailand, [3] Malaysia, [4] Brunei and Indonesia

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<i>Hemibagrus wyckioides</i> Species of fish

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Hemibagrus wyckii is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is occasionally called the crystal-eyed catfish or black devil catfish.

<i>Batasio</i> Genus of fishes

Batasio is a genus of catfish of the family Bagridae. These small fish are found in fast-flowing hillstreams throughout South and mainland Southeast Asia.

<i>Bagrichthys</i> Genus of fishes

Bagrichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes.

<i>Hemibagrus</i> Genus of fishes

Hemibagrus is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae.

Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.

<i>Mystus</i> Genus of fishes

Mystus is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.

<i>Olyra</i> (fish) Genus of fishes

Olyra is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae. This genus occurs throughout South Asia and western Indochina, from India to western Thailand.

Pseudomystus is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae.

The black lancer is a species of bagrid catfish found in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand. It grows to a length of 25.0 cm.

<i>Mystus nigriceps</i> Species of fish

Mystus nigriceps, the two-spot catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. The species was available in aquarium circles without a scientific name until a connection was made to a description of Mystus micracanthus by the ichthyologist Bleeker, in 1846. The artist's impression at that time showed a catfish without any obvious markings, although another researcher in the early 1940s described it with two body spots. M. micracanthus is a junior synonym of M. nigriceps.

Bagrichthys macropterus, the false black lancer, is a species of bagrid catfish found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. It grows to a length of 30.0 cm and is commercially fished for human consumption.

Nanobagrus nebulosus is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to Malaysia where it is found in the Endau and Sedili River drainages in the southeastern Malay Peninsula. It grows to a length of 3.5 cm and has a brown body with three rows of cream-colored spots that are found above, along, and below the lateral line.

Bagroides is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia.

<i>Mystus cavasius</i> Species of fish

Mystus cavasius, the Gangetic mystus, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.

<i>Hemibagrus nemurus</i> Species of fish

Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes of the genus Hemibagrus in the family Bagridae. After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined (endemic) to Java. It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too. These catfish are found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Thailand.

Hemibagrus baramensis is a species of bagrid catfish found in northern Borneo. This species reaches a length of 24 cm (9.4 in).

Hemibagrus bongan is a species of bagrid catfish found in Asia.

References

  1. "Bagroides melapterus".
  2. "Harlequin lancer catfish - Bagroides melapterus - Tank Facts".
  3. "List of Freshwater Fishes for Thailand".
  4. "Bagroides melapterus Bleeker, 1851 Bagridae Malaysia Biodiversity".