Hemibagrus maydelli (Rössel, 1964)

Family:  Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Max. size:  165 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 59 kg
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: middle reaches of the Krishna river drainage in southern India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 12-14; Vertebrae: 52-52. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: head length 30.8-32.4% SL, length of caudal peduncle 15.3-16.1% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 7.8-8.5% SL, dorsal to adipose distance 4.0-7.0% SL, eye diameter 11.5-12.3% HL, 52 vertebrae, and olive green body with orange fins (Ref. 41209).
Biology:  Inhabits rivers. In Nagarjunasagar reservoir, this species contributed to the commercial fishery to the extent of 1 to 3 t per annum during 1976-80 (Ref. 43629).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 September 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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