Bagrus

	Bagrus ''Bagrus'' is a genus of bagridae, bagrid catfishes. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa, except for the virtually unknown ''B. tucumanus'' from South America, which likely is a Synonym (biology), synonym of ''Luciopimelodus pati''. Taxonomy The present scientific name ''Bagrus'' was first proposed by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1816 for the bayad and its closest relatives. Although in 1809, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire had already separated this fish in his new genus ''Porcus''. But this was overruled by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, ICZN, so that the junior synonym could continue to be used.Ferraris (2007) Species Eleven living species are placed here: * ''Bagrus bajad'' (Peter Forsskål, Forsskål, 1775) (Bayad) * ''Bagrus caeruleus'' Tyson R. Roberts, T. R. Roberts & Donald J. Stewart, D. J. Stewart, 1976 * ''Bagrus degeni'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1906 * ''Bagrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bagrus Degeni ''Bagrus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa, except for the virtually unknown ''B. tucumanus'' from South America, which likely is a synonym of '' Luciopimelodus pati''. Taxonomy The present scientific name ''Bagrus'' was first proposed by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1816 for the bayad and its closest relatives. Although in 1809, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire had already separated this fish in his new genus ''Porcus''. But this was overruled by the ICZN, so that the junior synonym could continue to be used.Ferraris (2007) Species Eleven living species are placed here: * '' Bagrus bajad'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Bayad) * '' Bagrus caeruleus'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 * '' Bagrus degeni'' Boulenger, 1906 * '' Bagrus docmak'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Semutundu) * '' Bagrus filamentosus'' Pellegrin, 1924 * '' Bagrus lubosicus'' Lönnberg, 1924 * '' Bagrus meridionalis'' Günther, 1894 (Kampango, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bagrus Meridionalis The kampango or kampoyo (''Bagrus meridionalis'') is a critically endangered species of large and predatory bagrid catfish that is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in Africa. It prefers areas near rocks in water shallower than , but it also occurs deeper (not beyond the oxygen limit) and over a sandy or muddy bottom. Appearance and behavior The kampango is among the largest fish in the Lake Malawi basin, reaching up to about long, Konings, Ad (1990). ''Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi,'' p. 487. or possibly even . A common length is around and females are typically larger than males. Adults are overall blackish, while young are grey with dark spots. During the day kampangos hide in caves, but around dusk or dawn they hunt and eat their prey, primarily cichlids. Breeding The male digs a shallow nest in the sandy bottom, often near rocks, where the female lays several thousand eggs. After hatching, the young most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bagrus Orientalis ''Bagrus orientalis'' is a species of fish in the family Bagridae. It is found in Malawi and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...s. References Bagrus Fish of Africa Fish described in 1902 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bagridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bayad The bayad (''Bagrus bajad''), is a species of bagrid catfish from Africa. Distribution The natural habitat of the bayad are lakes and rivers in Africa. These include lakes such as Lake Chad, Lake Albert, and Lake Turkana, as well as rivers such as the Nile, the Niger, and the Senegal. Description The bayad's body is generally elongated in shape. The dorsal fin has a smooth spine, and the pectoral fins have spines with serrations on the inside. There are four pairs of barbel anatomy barbels. The maxillary barbels usually reach to the ventral fin or pelvic fins. This fish is yellow-greenish or blackish with a white belly. The fins are darker, sometimes reddish purple. Juveniles have little black spots on the sides. The bayad has a maximum size of about 112 centimetres (44.1 in) FL. It has a maximum published weight of 12.5 kilograms (27.5 lb), but is reputed to reach 100 kg (220 lb). Mean sizes and weight of males are less than those of females from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bagrus Bajad The bayad (''Bagrus bajad''), is a species of bagrid catfish from Africa. Distribution The natural habitat of the bayad are lakes and rivers in Africa. These include lakes such as Lake Chad, Lake Albert, and Lake Turkana, as well as rivers such as the Nile, the Niger, and the Senegal. Description The bayad's body is generally elongated in shape. The dorsal fin has a smooth spine, and the pectoral fins have spines with serrations on the inside. There are four pairs of barbel anatomy barbels. The maxillary barbels usually reach to the ventral fin or pelvic fins. This fish is yellow-greenish or blackish with a white belly. The fins are darker, sometimes reddish purple. Juveniles have little black spots on the sides. The bayad has a maximum size of about 112 centimetres (44.1 in) FL. It has a maximum published weight of 12.5 kilograms (27.5 lb), but is reputed to reach 100 kg (220 lb). Mean sizes and weight of males are less than those of females from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bagridae The Bagridae are a family of catfish that are native to Africa ('' Bagrus'') and Asia (all other genera) from Japan to Borneo. It includes about 245 species. These fish are commonly known as naked catfishes or bagrid catfishes. Many large bagrids are important as a source of food. Some species are also kept as aquarium fishes. Physical characteristics The dorsal fin is preceded by a spine. The adipose fin is present and can have a relatively long base in some species. The pectoral fin spine can be serrated. The body is completely naked (they have no scales). The maximum length is about . Fishes of the family Bagridae have four pairs of well-developed barbels covered by a layer of taste bud-enriched epithelium Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of cells with little extracellular matrix. An example is the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Epithelial ( mesothelial) tissues line the outer surfaces of man .... Taxonomy The taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]