Hemibagrus
Hemibagrus is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae.
The genus Hemibagrus is known from Southeast Asia, India, and southern China. Members of this genus are found ubiquitously in river drainages east of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin and south of the Yangtze basin, and reach their greatest diversity in Sundaland.
This genus consists of large-sized catfishes. H. wyckioides is the largest Bagrid catfish in central Indochina and may reach 80 kilograms. It includes species with depressed heads, rugose head shields not covered by skin, and moderately long adipose fins.
In Southeast Asia, Hemibagrus species are an important source of animal protein.
The extinct species, H. major, is a fossil species from a Miocene lake fauna from what is now Ban Nong Pia, Phetchabun Province of Thailand.
Species
There are currently 41 recognized species in this genus:Hemibagrus amemiyai Hemibagrus baramensis Hemibagrus bongan Hemibagrus camthuyensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005Hemibagrus caveatus H. H. Ng, Wirjoatmodjo & Hadiaty, 2001Hemibagrus centralus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978Hemibagrus chiemhoaensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005Hemibagrus chrysops H. H. Ng & Dodson, 1999Hemibagrus divaricatus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2013Hemibagrus dongbacensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005Hemibagrus filamentus Hemibagrus fortis Hemibagrus furcatus H. H. Ng, Martin-Smith & P. K. L. Ng, 2000Hemibagrus gracilis P. K. L. Ng & H. H. Ng, 1995Hemibagrus guttatus Hemibagrus hainanensis Hemibagrus hoevenii Hemibagrus hongus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978Hemibagrus imbrifer H. H. Ng & Ferraris, 2000Hemibagrus johorensis Hemibagrus lacustrinus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2013Hemibagrus macropterus Bleeker, 1870Hemibagrus maydelli Hemibagrus menoda Hemibagrus microphthalmus Hemibagrus nemurus Hemibagrus olyroides Hemibagrus peguensis Hemibagrus planiceps Hemibagrus pluriradiatus Hemibagrus punctatus Hemibagrus sabanus Hemibagrus semotus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2013Hemibagrus songdaensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005Hemibagrus spilopterus H. H. Ng & Rainboth, 1999Hemibagrus taybacensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005Hemibagrus variegatus H. H. Ng & Ferraris, 2000Hemibagrus velox H. H. Tan & H. H. Ng, 2000Hemibagrus vietnamicus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978Hemibagrus wyckii