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Semutundu

Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The semutundu (Bagrus docmak) is a species in the family Bagridae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the semutundu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the semutundu live?

Not recorded

Is the semutundu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the semutundu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyBagridae
  6. genusBagrus
  7. SpeciesBagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Bagrus docmac, Bagrus docmac docmac, Bagrus docmac niger, Bagrus docmak niger, Bagrus docmar, Bagrus docmoc, Bagrus domac, Bagrus koenigi, Porcus docmac, Porcus docmac docmac, Porcus docmac niger, Silurus docmac, Silurus docmak

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Semutundu catfishEnglish
  • Silver catfishEnglish
  • Sudan catfishEnglish
  • BayadArabic
  • sumíček zelenkavýCzech
  • Нильская косаткаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the semutundu

Other species in the same genus Bagrus.

Kampoyo

Bagrus meridionalis

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CompareSemutundu vs Silver catfishSemutundu vs KampoyoSemutundu vs Bagrus orientalisSemutundu vs Bagrus ubangensis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the semutundu?

The semutundu (Bagrus docmak) belongs to the family Bagridae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Semutundu (Bagrus docmak). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/semutundu

MLA

“Semutundu (Bagrus docmak).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/semutundu.

BibTeX
@misc{semutundu_2026,
  title = {Semutundu (Bagrus docmak)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/semutundu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}