Family : Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Hemibagrus maydelli
Max size : 165 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41209); max. published weight: 58.5 kg (Ref. 41209)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)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)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Ng, H.H. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr.. 2000. (Ref. 41209)

India country information
Common Names : Krishna mystus, Haddu, Ponduga
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses<