Species FAO code: BGG

Bagarius bagarius

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Sweden	sv Baghairmal	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Asia - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

Scientific name

Bagarius bagarius

Author

(Hamilton, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BGG

Morphological description

Pelvic-fin origin in front of the base of the last dorsal ray; adipose-fin origin behind the anal-fin origin (Ref. 27732). Elongate neural spines 4-8, distally expanded abdominal vertebrae 17-20 (Ref. 35669). Absence of sharp ridge on top of head; absence of bumps on dorsal mid-line behind dorsal fin base (Ref. 43281). Mouth large, inferior and arciform (Ref. 45563).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilySisoridae
    - GenusBagarius
      - SpeciesBagarius bagarius

Synonyms

Bagarius buchanani Bleeker, 1853
Pimelodus bagarius Hamilton, 1822
Pimelodus carnaticus Jerdon, 1849
Pachypterus luridus Swainson, 1839

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Bagarius bagarius

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters