Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) Giant river-catfish |
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Giant river-catfish, Addi, Adthu, Air, Alli, Aor, Aoyeer, Ari, Arii, Arr-tengara, Auri, Bili suragi, Bilisurage meena, Cerebella, Choot, Choot-kah, Cumboo-kelethee, Cumbookelutti, Cumbu-kelutti, Gagari, Guji, Halathimeenu, Karadu, Karatta, Karumthalai-kelutti, Katrang, Katurna, Koong keliru, Kuruthalai keletee, Mukul jella, Multi-jellah, Multijella, Multijellah, Naddu-keluthi, Nare-jella, Nedunthalai kelutti, Nedunthalaikeliru, Pogal, Pona-keluthi, Seengala, Seenghala, Shede, Shingala, Shingali, Shingaree, Shingta, Singala, Singara, Singhala, Singhara, Singoa, Tegari, Tengara, Tengra, अरी, चोट काह, तींगरा, सिंघाळा, ਸ਼ੰਗਾਰੀ, கம்பு கெழுத்தி, கும்பு கெல்லத்தீ , கும்பு கெளுத்தீ , குருதலைக் கெழுத்தி, குருந்தலைக் கெழுத்தி, கூங கெளீரு , கூங் கெழுரு, நெடுந்தலை கெளிறு, நெடுரந்தாளீ கெளீரு, ముకుల్ జెల్లా , ముటిజెల్లా , ముల్టిజెల్లా, షెంగల్ , సింగల , సీంగాలా , ಷಿಡಿ , കരട്ട , കറാറ്റ |
photo by
Hasan, M.E. |
Family: | Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) | |||
Max. size: | 150 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish, potamodromous | |||
Distribution: | Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh (Ref. 4833). Reported from Thailand (Ref. 37773) and Yunnan, China (Ref. 84139). | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Body elongate and compressed; snout broad and spatulate. Barbels extend posteriorly to pelvic fins or beyond to anal fin. Dorsal spine weakly serrated on its posterior edge; adipose fin base short, about as long as the rayed dorsal fin base. Color is brownish-gray on back, silvery on flanks and belly. A dark well-defined spot is on the adipose dorsal fin. | |||
Biology: | Found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields and other freshwater areas. Adults fight well and provide good sport. Carnivore. Breeding occurs before the commencement of monsoons. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same genus (Ref. 205). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 October 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Known from Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavary, and Cauvery river systems (Ref. 41236). Extensively caught in the larger rivers of India (Ref. 4833). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), east Punjab and Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 45255). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Considered vulnerable (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640, 97593. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |