Sperata
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Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Sperata acicularis Ferraris & Runge, 1999
- Sperata aor (F. Hamilton, 1822) - Long-whiskered catfish
- Sperata aorella (Blyth, 1858)
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- Sperata lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1840)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) - Giant river-catfish
Distribution
Species of Sperata are found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Thailand where they are found in a wide variety of water bodies.
Relationship to humans
At least two of the Sperata species (S. aor & S. seenghala) are sport fish as well as being important food fish.