Sperata aor, the long-whiskered catfish (Bengali: আড় aṛ, Assamese: আঁৰি ãri), is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae found in southern Asia in the nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It grows to a length of 180 centimetres (71 in) and is commercially fished for human consumption. It is also a popular gamefish.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Sperata |
Species: | S. aor
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Binomial name | |
Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Sperata aor" in FishBase. December 2011 version.