Giant River Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Sperata seenghala
Family : Bagridae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : River,Canal,Beel,Ditch,Haor,Baor,Inundated fields
Description : Body of Giant River Catfish is bluish on the back and silvery on below and flanks.Head depressed.Snout spatulate.4 pairs of barbels present.Maxillary barbel pair extends to the base of the pelvic fin.Dorsal fin with fin ray.Adipose fin present.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish) -
Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Mystus bleekeri
(Bleeker’s Mystus) -
Ompok bimaculatus
(Butter catfish) -
Ailia coila
(Gangatic Ailia) -
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
(Painted Catfish) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Hemibagrus menoda
(Menoda Catfish) -
Mystus tengara
(Stripped Dwarf Catfish)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.