Batasio dayi (Vinciguerra, 1890)
Batasio dayi
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Max. size:  8.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Salween and Irrawaddy River drainages in Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With a dark brown oblique predorsal bar; distal 4/5 of the dorsal fin dark brown with a narrow hyaline distal margin. Body depth at anus 19.2-20.5% SL; snout length 41-44.6% HL; interorbital distance 22.2-25.8 % HL.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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