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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