Bagarius suchus
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Bagarius suchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Sisoridae |
Genus: | Bagarius |
Species: | B. suchus
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Binomial name | |
Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983
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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 to 23.0 °C (64.4 to 73.4 °F).[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Allen, D. (2012). "Bagarius suchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T181271A1715836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181271A1715836.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Bagarius suchus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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