Sperata
Sperata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Sperata (Holly, 1939) |
Synonyms | |
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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 Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Sperata in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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