Family : Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Menoda catfish
Fish Name : Hemibagrus menoda
Max size : 45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi and Godavari river drainages in Bangladesh and northern India (Ref. 41209). Reported from Nepal (Ref. 6351).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 12-13; Vertebrae: 44-45. Distinguished from its congeners by the following unique combination of characters: head length 32.7-33.5% SL, head depth 14.2-15.3% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 7.5-8.8% SL, eye diameter 11.9-12.3% HL, a pattern of dark dots arranged in vertical columns on the sides of the body, a convex snout and a broad, shallowly incised humeral process (Ref. 41209).
Biology : Inhabits rivers and ponds in plains and submontane regions (Ref. 41236). It is usually dug out from the bottom of ponds where they lie buried in soft, wet clay
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Ng, H.H. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr.. 2000. (Ref. 41209)

India country information
Common Names : Menoda catfish
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses