Gagora catfish
| Gagora catfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. gagora |
| Binomial name | |
| Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Gagora catfish[2] (Arius gagora) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[4] It is a migratory species found in the tropical marine, brackish and freshwater of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India.[5] It reaches a maximum standard length of 91.4 cm (36.0 in).[3]
The Gagora catfish is of commercial importance as a food fish, but over-fishing has led to a population decline in the past two decades. Due to the decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Near Threatened.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius gagora" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ↑ Hamilton, F., 1822 [ref. 2031] An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.
- 1 2 Arius gagora at the IUCN redlist.
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