Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839)

Banyal, Harinder Singh & Kumar, Sanjeev, 2020, A preliminary study on the Ichthyofaunal Diversity of the Mej River in Bundi District, Rajasthan, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 401-407 : 404

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/150628
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13187813
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88789-FFC7-D773-FF34-FAA1FEDC81BB
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scientific name	Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839)
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8. Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) View in CoL (Giant river-catfish)

1841. Platysoma seenghala Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. , 2: 371, pl. 65. fig. 2.

2013. Sperata seenghala : Kottelat, Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. 27: 266.

Material examined: This species was identified from the fisherman’s catch, 74.5 cm.

Distribution: Widely distributed in India.

Remarks: Dwells in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields, and other freshwater areas; admirable sport fish; carnivore in nature.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Bagridae
Genus	Sperata

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