| Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) |
| 34.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 300.0 g |
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demersal; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Asia: Nam Ma basin (Laos) and Viet Nam to southeastern Siberia (Ref. 43281). Recorded from Amur river basin (Ref. 13397). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 19-20 |
| Adults occur mainly in river channels and lakes. They feed on the bottom on insects (particularly on trichopterans and chironomids), mollusks, occasionally on fishes (Ref. 6868). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are guarded by the males (Ref. 45232). Important food fish (Ref. 89718). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Inhabits the entire Amur River basin (from the lower reaches of the Onon to the mouth of the Amur) (Ref. 26334) and Lake Khanka (Ref. 13397). This has been translocated to some areas within the country unintentionally where it has locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). nEurRus |
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