Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae Bagrid catfishes

Genus: Bagrus

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Bagrus bajad
[Bayad]

Photo by Hanssens, M.

Bagrus caeruleus
[]

Photo by FAO

Bagrus degeni
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Bagrus docmak
[Semutundu]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Bagrus filamentosus
[]

No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 24.3 cm SL

Bagrus lubosicus
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Bagrus meridionalis
[Kampoyo]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Bagrus orientalis
[]

No picture found
South America

Bagrus tucumanus
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Bagrus ubangensis
[]

No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 72 cm TL

Bagrus urostigma
[Somalia catfish]

11 Species of Family Bagridae with Genus Bagrus
(Bagrid catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1775	Bagrus bajad	Bayad	Africa	112 FL
1976	Bagrus caeruleus		Africa	21 SL
1906	Bagrus degeni		Africa	55 TL
1775	Bagrus docmak	Semutundu	Africa	127 TL
1924	Bagrus filamentosus		Africa	69 TL
1924	Bagrus lubosicus		Africa	24.3 SL
1894	Bagrus meridionalis	Kampoyo	Africa	150 SL
1902	Bagrus orientalis		Africa	44.7 TL
1861	Bagrus tucumanus		South America
1902	Bagrus ubangensis		Africa	31.5 TL
1895	Bagrus urostigma	Somalia catfish	Africa	72 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Bagridae Bagrid catfishesGenus: Bagrus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae Bagrid catfishes

Genus: Bagrus

(See list of species below)