Sperata
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
| Sperata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Sperata Holly, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Bagrus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1840 | |
| Species | |
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Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Sperata acicularis Ferraris & Runge, 1999
- Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822) - Long-whiskered catfish
- Sperata aorella (Blyth, 1858)
- Sperata aorides (Jerdon, 1849)
- Sperata lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) - Giant river-catfish
Distribution
Species of Sperata are found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Thailand where they are found in a wide variety of water bodies.
Relationship to humans
At least two of the Sperata species (S. aor & S. seenghala) are sport fish as well as being important food fish.
References
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