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Bagrus urostigma in Ethiopia
Somalia catfish

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Bagrus urostigma   Vinciguerra, 1895
Family:	Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Somalia catfish
Max. size:	72.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 52301)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 4°N - 0°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec>10,000)
Distribution:	Africa: Guiba River (Juba River in Somalia).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Head smooth above (Ref. 2988). Maxillary barbel reaching middle of adipose fin in the young and the end of the rayed dorsal in the adult; nasal barbel reaching anterior border of eye (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). External mandibular barbels reaching the branchial fissure; occipital processus reaching the interneural bone (Ref. 52301). Longest dorsal fin ray a little longer than head; distance between adipose and dorsal fin equals base of the latter; adipose fin twice as long as the distance between dorsal and adipose fin (Ref. 2988). Caudal fin forked, upper lobe slightly the longer (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). Pectoral spine very strong, prominent and strongly serrated (Ref. 36900) on inner side (Ref. 2988). Pelvic fins under last dorsal fin ray (Ref. 52301, Ref. 2988). Coloration: reddish brown above, yellowish white beneath and the caudal fin dotted with black (Ref. 36900, Ref. 2988).
Biology:
Threatened:	Data deficient, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Vinciguerra, D.. 1895. (Ref. 52301)
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Ethiopia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Aquaculture:			Ref:
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Known from the Ganana River (Ref. 51686).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Jayaram, K.C., 1966
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Musschoot, Tobias

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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