Bagroides melapterus
Bagroides melapterus, the harlequin lancer catfish, is a type of catfish in the family Bagridae
Bagroides melapterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Bagroides |
Species: | B. melapterus |
Binomial name | |
Bagroides melapterus Bleeker, 1851 | |
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Appearance
The harlequin lancer catfishes max length is 34.0 cm
It is a slender build catfish that is a silver in color with black spots and markings[2]
Distribution
This catfish is found in Asia specifically Thailand,[3] Malaysia,[4] Brunei and Indonesia
References
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