Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the genus Hemibagrus in the family Bagridae. After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined (endemic) to Java.[1]: 233 It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too. These catfish are found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Thailand.
| Hemibagrus nemurus | |
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| Hemibagrus nemurus from Cihideung, Bogor, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Hemibagrus |
| Species: | H. nemurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
Names
In Malaysia and Indonesia, they are called ikan Baung. Malaysian Chinese call them 白须公 or 白叔公 (translated by Cantonese), which means 'white whiskered man', due to its white whiskers.
In human culture
They are common food fish in Malaysia and Indonesia, where they are eitehr steamed or cooked in curry.[2]
References
- Ng, H.H. & M. Kottelat. 2013. "Revision of the Asian catfish genus Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Bagridae)." The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 61(1): 205–291. Archived 2015-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- https://fzs.org/files/7315/1460/0461/FZS-Ikan-Air-Tawar-Ekosistem-Bukit-Tigapuluh.pdf P. 57
External links
- IUCN Red List: Hemibagrus nemurus, accessed 15/XII/2017
- Planet Catfish: Hemibagrus nemurus, accessed 15/XII/2017
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