Cranoglanis bouderius

Cranoglanis bouderius
Preserved specimens - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Cranoglanididae
Genus:	Cranoglanis
Species:	C. bouderius
Binomial name
Cranoglanis bouderius (J. Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
Bagrus bouderius Richardson, 1846 Macrones sinensis Bleeker, 1872 Cranoglanis sinensis Peters, 1881

Cranoglanis bouderius is a species of armorhead catfish found in Guangxi Province, China and Vietnam. It grows to a length of 43.0 cm (16.9 inches) SL and to 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb). It is considered to be a fine food fish in the Zhujiang River Valley in China. It lives in clear water rivers and its diet consists of shrimps and small fishes.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cranoglanis bouderius". FishBase. December 2011 version.