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Bagrichthys macropterus

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Bagrichthys macropterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Bagrichthys
Species:
B. macropterus
Binomial name
Bagrichthys macropterus
(Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bagroides macropterus Bleeker, 1854
  • Pseudobagrichthys macropterus (Bleeker, 1854)

Bagrichthys macropterus, the false black lancer, is a species of bagrid catfish found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. It grows to a length of 30.0 cm and is commercially fished for human consumption.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bagrichthys macropterus". FishBase. December 2011 version.