These catfish are found throughout Asia and
usually sport 4 pairs of barbels. The African
bagrids can now be found in their own family;
Claroteidae. The vast majority of this family
are predators so they should not be kept with
small fishes. Their bodies are naked and most
posess large adipose fins and a small anal fin.
The Bagridae family have four pairs of well-developed barbels covered by a layer of taste bud-enriched epithelium.
COMMON NAMES
Scientific
Names >
Common Names >
Synonyms
> Image
Contributors
If you would like to contribute to the monthly factsheets with an article, information or photos, please e-mail me. You will of course be credited for your work.
Donate towards my web hosting bill!
If you would like to donate any denomination of monies to the site just click the above link button. All proceeds will go to running the site and hopefully to keep it going for a few years yet.