Bagarius suchus
| Crocodile catfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Subfamily: | Sisorinae |
| Genus: | Bagarius |
| Species: | B. suchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983 | |
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 18.0-23.0 °C (64.4-73.4 °F).
References
- 1 2 Allen, D. (2012). "Bagarius suchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius suchus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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