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Bagrid Catfish (Chrysichthys maurus)
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Ecological Illustration of Bagrid Catfish (Chrysichthys maurus)
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Bagridae

Bagrid Catfish

Chrysichthys maurus

Catfish Reaching Fifty One Centimeters

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Bagrid Catfish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 51 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Bagridae
Genus
Chrysichthys
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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