False Black Lancer Catfish

Short dorsal-fin spine; small round mouth opening (Ref. 12693).

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analsoft rays: 14

Occurs in large muddy rivers. Feeds on small fishes, benthic invertebrates and large amounts of plant detritus. Spawns at the beginning of the rainy season and utilizes the flooded forests along the river edge. Juveniles appear in August. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

fisheries: commercial

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.