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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Cranoglanididae (Armorhead catfishes)
Etymology: Cranoglanis: Greek, kranion = skull + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Kwangsi-Province in China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40536); max. published weight: 2.2 kg (Ref. 557)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 28 - 29. No scale, straight and complete lateral line. Short dorsal fin, the highest ray almost equals the length of the head. Long maxillary barbel reaches to the middle of the pectoral fin. Swimming bladder is heart-shaped, divided into three chambers. Olive colored body, gradually become white starting from the stomach. All fins white gray (Ref. 40536).

Found in river bottom with clear water flows. Lives on shrimps and small fishes. Fish delicious and main edible of the Zhujiang River valley (Ref. 45563).

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Nelson, J.S., 1994. Fishes of the world. Third edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 600 p. (Ref. 7463)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2ae+4ae)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Cranoglanis bouderius (Richardson, 1846)