Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes in the family Bagridae. After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined (endemic) to Java.[1]: 233 It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too. These catfish are found in Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo) and Thailand.
| Hemibagrus nemurus | |
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| Hemibagrus nemurus from Cihideung, Bogor, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Hemibagrus |
| Species: | H. nemurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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In human culture
editThey are common food fish in Malaysia and Indonesia, where they are either steamed or cooked in curry.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ng, H.H. & M. Kottelat. 2013. "Revision of the Asian catfish genus Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Bagridae)." The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 61(1): 205–291. Archived 2015-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://fzs.org/files/7315/1460/0461/FZS-Ikan-Air-Tawar-Ekosistem-Bukit-Tigapuluh.pdf P. 57
External links
edit- IUCN Red List: Hemibagrus nemurus, accessed 15/XII/2017
- Planet Catfish: Hemibagrus nemurus, accessed 15/XII/2017