Sperata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Sperata
Holly, 1939
Type species
Bagrus lamarrii
Species

6, see text

Synonyms
  • Macrones
    Duméril, 1856
  • Aoria
    Jordan, 1919
  • Aorichthys
    Wu, 1939
  • Macronichthys
    White & Moy-Thomas, 1940
  • Osteobagrus
    Jayaram, 1954

Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sperata in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. 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. doi:10.1111/jfb.14590. ISSN 1095-8649. PMID 33058218.


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