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Bagarius protos Zeng & Chen, 2025 |
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photo by
Zeng, Y.-Y. et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 40.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China, Myanmar, and Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 43-43. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: eye small (5-8% HL); lateral margin of frontal straight, not forming brow ridge, strongly notched in antero-dorsal margin of the first dorsal-fin pterygiophore; dorsal spine strong (width 10.6-14.4 times its length); filamentous extensions of pectoral-fin spine reaching posterior of anal-fin base; neural spines of 4th-6th vertebrae immediately anterior to adipose fin distally slender; adipose-fin origin at vertical through or very slightly posterior to anal-fin origin, and caudal peduncle deep (4.2-5.1% SL) (Ref. 137734). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||