Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel, 1964)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 52. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: head length 30.8-32.4% SL, length of caudal peduncle 15.3-16.1% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 7.8-8.5% SL, dorsal to adipose distance 4.0-7.0% SL, eye diameter 11.5-12.3% HL, 52 vertebrae, and olive green body with orange fins (Ref. 41209).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Hemibagrus
Species: Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel, 1964)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Inhabits rivers. In Nagarjunasagar reservoir, this species contributed to the commercial fishery to the extent of 1 to 3 t per annum during 1976-80 (Ref. 43629).
Habitat
demersal