The Gagora catfish[2] (Arius gagora) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[4] It is a migratory species found in the tropical marine, brackish and freshwater of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India.[5] It reaches a maximum standard length of 91.4 cm (36.0 in).[3]
| Gagora catfish | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. gagora
|
| Binomial name | |
| Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822)
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
The Gagora catfish is of commercial importance as a food fish, but over-fishing has led to a population decline in the past two decades.[when?] Due to the decline, the IUCN redlist currently[when?] lists the species as Near Threatened.[5]
References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius gagora". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Hamilton, F., 1822 [ref. 2031] An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.
- ^ a b Arius gagora at the IUCN redlist.
.jpg){kind=small} | This Ariidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |