Somalia catfish

Taxobox
name = Somalia catfish


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Hanssens, M.|year=2005|id=61258|title=Bagrus urostigma|downloaded=04 August 2007]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Bagridae
genus = "Bagrus"
species = "B. urostigma"
binomial = "Bagrus urostigma"
binomial_authority = Vinciguerra, 1895
synonyms = The Somalia catfish, "Bagrus urostigma", is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the family Bagridae.cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] The Somalia catfish is native to the Giuba River in Somalia.

This species has four pairs of barbels. The maxillary barbels reach to the middle of the adipose fin in juveniles and to the middle of the dorsal fin in the adult. The caudal fin is forked, with the upper lobe longer than the lower. The pectoral fin spine is very strong, prominent, and strongly serrated on the inner side. The fish is reddish brown above, yellowish white beneath, and the caudal fin dotted with black. This species grows to 72.0 centimetres TL.FishBase species|genus=Bagrus|species=urostigma|year=2007|month=Aug]

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