Sperata
| Sperata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Sperata Holly, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Bagrus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1840 | |
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Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Sperata acicularis Ferraris & Runge, 1999
- Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Long-whiskered catfish)
- Sperata aorella (Blyth, 1858)
- 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sperata in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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