Asian redtail catfish
Hemibagrus nemurus
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A catfish from Southeast Asia, widely eaten as a food fish.
- Scientific name
- Hemibagrus nemurus
- Family
- Bagridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bagridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Bagrus hoevenii, Bagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus hoevenii, Macrones nemurus, Mystus johorensis, Mystus nemurus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 7–8.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 65 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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