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Bayad
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The bayad (Bagrus bajad), is a species of bagrid catfish from Africa.
Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyBagridae
Habitatfreshwater
Maximum longevity: 17 years (captivity)
via IUCN
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Bagrus bajad
- taxon common name
- Silver Catfish
- Commons category
- Bagrus bajad
- short name
- B. bajad
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Description
- Ecology
- Relationship to humans
- References
The bayad (Bagrus bajad), is a species of bagrid catfish from Africa.
==Distribution== The natural habitat of the bayad are lakes and rivers in Africa. These include lakes such as Lake Chad, Lake Albert, and Lake Turkana, as well as rivers such as the Nile, the Niger, and the Senegal.
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