Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 46. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: head length 28.1-29.6% SL, head depth 11.9-14.3% SL, depth of the caudal peduncle 8.8-9.9% SL, eye diameter 13.8-15% HL (Ref. 41209).

Common Names

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Nilgiri mystus , English , India

Haddu , Kannada , India

വരിക്കല്ലന്കൂരി , Malayalam , India

大斑鱯 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大斑鳠 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Setha keletee , Tamil , India

Solang keletee , Tamil , India

கெழுத்தி , Tamil , India

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Bagridae

Genus: Hemibagrus

Species: Hemibagrus punctatus (Jerdon, 1849)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabits rapid rivers and streams (Ref. 41236).

Habitat

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demersal