Sperata aor
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| Sperata aor | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Sperata |
| Species: | S. aor |
| Binomial name | |
| Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
Sperata aor, the Long-whiskered catfish (Bengali: আইড়), is a species of bagrid catfish found in southern Asia in the nations of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It grows to a length of 180 cm and is commercially fished for human consumption. It is also a popular gamefish.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sperata aor" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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