Sperata
Genus of fishes
Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
01Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- Sperata acicularis Ferraris & Runge, 1999
- Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822) - Long-whiskered catfish
- Sperata aorella (Blyth, 1858)
- Sperata aorides (Jerdon, 1849)
- Sperata lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) - Giant river-catfish
02Distribution
Species of Sperata are found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Thailand where they are found in a wide variety of water bodies.
03Relationship to humans
At least two of the Sperata species (S. aor & S. seenghala) are sport fish as well as being important food fish.
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