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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).
Eponymy: Henri Prince d’Orléans (1867–1901) was born in England, but was a French Bourbon prince of the Royal House. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Vaillant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Viet Nam and China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44364)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 46 - 47. Snout width 34.5-36.4% HL; interorbital distance 47-55% HL; length of anal fin base 30.2-35%SL. Branched anal-fin rays 34-39. Humeral process broad.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2000. Cranoglanis henrici (Vaillant, 1893), a valid species of cranoglanidid catfish from Indochina (Teleostei, Cranoglanididae). Zoosystema 22(4):847-852. (Ref. 44364)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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