Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes in the family Bagridae. After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined (endemic) to Java.[1]: 233  It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too. These catfish are found in Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo) and Thailand.

Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus nemurus
from Cihideung, Bogor, Indonesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Hemibagrus
Species:
H. nemurus
Binomial name
Hemibagrus nemurus
(Valenciennes, 1840)

In human culture

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They are common food fish in Malaysia and Indonesia, where they are either steamed or cooked in curry.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ng, H.H. & M. Kottelat. 2013. "Revision of the Asian catfish genus Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Bagridae)." The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 61(1): 205–291. Archived 2015-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ https://fzs.org/files/7315/1460/0461/FZS-Ikan-Air-Tawar-Ekosistem-Bukit-Tigapuluh.pdf P. 57
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