Nemapteryx nenga or kata is a species of sea catfish found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Pacific Ocean off of Thailand. It is found in marine as well as brackish waters, and reaches a maximum length of 30 cm.

Nemapteryx nenga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Nemapteryx
Species:
N. nenga
Binomial name
Nemapteryx nenga
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus nenga Hamilton, 1822
  • Arius nenga (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Tachysurus nenga (Hamilton, 1822)

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemapteryx nenga". FishBase. December 2011 version.