Sperata seenghala
| Sperata seenghala | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Sperata |
| Species: | S. seenghala |
| Binomial name | |
| Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sperata sarwari | |
Sperata seenghala, the Giant river-catfish, is a species of bagrid catfish. It is known locally as Guizza, Guizza ayer, Auri, Ari, Pogal, Singhara and Seenghala, among other names.[2] It is found in southern Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh with reports of occurrence in Thailand and Yunnan, China. It can reach a length of 150 cm, though lengths up to 40 cm are more usual. It is commercially fished for human consumption as well as being a popular gamefish with a reputation for being a good fighter when hooked. It is carnivorous in diet. It can be distinguished from other sperata species by its spatulate, blunt snout, relatively short barbels and mouth that is only 1/3 as wide as the head is long.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sperata seenghala" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Breeding and nursing of Asiatic shovelnose catfish, Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes, 1841). (by W. Ratanatrivong, N. Anurakchanachai and P. Rungpiboonsophit)
- ↑ Giant river catfish, Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839).BdFISH
- ↑ Bhattacharjee, M. J.; Laskar, B. A.; Dhar, B.; Ghosh, S. K. (2012). Schierwater, Bernd, ed. "Identification and Re-Evaluation of Freshwater Catfishes through DNA Barcoding". PLoS ONE 7 (11): e49950. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049950. PMC 3499493. PMID 23166801.