Sperata seenghala ( Sykes, 1839 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097276 |
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Sperata seenghala ( Sykes, 1839 ) |
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Sperata seenghala ( Sykes, 1839) View in CoL View at ENA
[N]—Giant river-catfish
Taxonomy. Original description: Platystoma seenghala Sykes, 1839: 164 View in CoL [Deccan, India; no types known)].— Afghanistan synonyms: Bagrus aorinus Valenciennes, 1840 ; M ystus seenghala ( Sykes, 1839) View in CoL ; Aorichthys seenghala ( Sykes, 1839) View in CoL ; Aorichthys aor sarwari Mirza, Nawaz & Javed, 1992 View in CoL .—Revisions: Jayaram (2006: 31).—Illustration: Talwar & Jhingran (1991: fig.).
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Günther (1864); confirmed by Coad (1981: 15 as Mystus seenghala ; 2014: 300; 2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabu River.—General distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.—Habitat: This species inhabits larger streams and lakes. Freshwater, brackish.
Economic importance. Commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( Ng 2010b).—Threats: FIT.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.
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Sperata seenghala ( Sykes, 1839 )
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Aorichthys aor sarwari
Mirza, Nawaz & Javed 1992 |
Bagrus aorinus
Valenciennes 1840 |
Platystoma seenghala
Sykes 1839: 164 |