Cranoglanis bouderius
Cranoglanis bouderius is a species of armorhead catfish found in Kwangsi Province, China and Vietnam. It grows to a length of 43.0 cm (16.9 inches) SL and to 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb). It is considered to be a fine food fish in the Zhujiang River Valley in China. It lives in clear water rivers and its diet consists of shrimps and small fishes.
Cranoglanis bouderius | |
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Preserved specimens - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Cranoglanididae |
Genus: | Cranoglanis |
Species: | C. bouderius |
Binomial name | |
Cranoglanis bouderius (J. Richardson, 1846) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Cranoglanis bouderius" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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