Black lancer

Black lancer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Bagrichthys
Species:	B. macracanthus
Binomial name
	Bagrichthys macracanthus; (Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Bagroides macracanthus Bleeker, 1854;

The black lancer (Bagrichthys macracanthus) is a species of bagrid catfish found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand. It grows to a length of 25.0 cm.

It is the only species of the genus Bagrichthys that is traded for the aquarium hobby.^[2] When these fish are first imported, they are often young and in bad condition. It has been recommended to acclimate these fish at a high temperature (about 29 °C or 85 °F).^[3] Though nocturnal, this species may be trained to eat in the light; it may even be trained to feed from the owner's hand. These fish tend to be territorial among their own kinds though this behavior can be reduced by placing a male with multiple females. This species is quite adaptable with pH and DH and will thrive as long as extremes are avoided.^[2]

References[]

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Bagrichthys macracanthus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

^ "Synonyms of Bagrichthys macracanthus (Bleeker, 1854)". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Linder, R. Shane (June 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part two" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.
^ "PlanetCatfish::Catfish of the Month::January 2001". 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

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[FBS-1] "Synonyms of Bagrichthys macracanthus (Bleeker, 1854)". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[Linder-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Linder, R. Shane (June 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part two" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.

[planetcatfish-3] "PlanetCatfish::Catfish of the Month::January 2001". 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

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