Bagrus
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| Bagrus Temporal range: Late Miocene? - Recent | |
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| Bagrus bajad | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Bagrus L. A. G. Bosc, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus bajad Forsskål, 1775 | |
| Species | |
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11, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Porcus Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (see text) | |
Bagrus is a genus of bagrid catfishes. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa,[1] except for the virtually unknown B. tucumanus from South America, which likely is a synonym of Luciopimelodus pati.[2][3]
