Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sperata". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Kumar, Rahul Girish; Charan, Ravi; Krishnaprasoon, Nadumury Pradeep; Basheer, Valaparambil Saidumohammad (2021). "Catfishes of the genus Sperata (Pisces:Bagridae) in India". Journal of Fish Biology. 98 (2): 456–469. Bibcode:2021JFBio..98..456K. doi:10.1111/jfb.14590. ISSN 1095-8649. PMID 33058218.
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