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Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Bagarius: From the local name Vaghari, in Calcuta (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Issue
Species data previously under Bagarius bagarius were assumed to refer to B. vegrandis and those under B. yarrelli belonged to B. lica (assumption followed distribution in Ref. 123776).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 12 - 30; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)

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Asia: restricted to the Indian subcontinent.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 230 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9496)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2d); Date assessed: 04 February 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00339 - 0.00812), b=2.99 (2.87 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 40 [15, 84] mg/100g; Iron = 0.536 [0.254, 1.225] mg/100g; Protein = 16 [14, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.0789 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 47.7 [14.7, 154.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22 [4, 108] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.83, 2.42] mg/100g (wet weight);