Sperata seenghala
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Sperata seenghala, the Giant river-catfish, is a species of bagrid catfish. It is known locally as Guizza, Guizza ayer, Auri, Ari, Pogal, Singhara and Seenghala, among other names.[1] It is found in southern Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh with reports of occurrence in Myanmar,[2] Thailand and Yunnan, China. It can reach a length of Template:Cvt, though lengths up to Template:Cvt are more usual. It is commercially fished for human consumption as well as being a popular gamefish with a reputation for being a good fighter when hooked. It is carnivorous in diet. It can be distinguished from other Sperata species by its spatulate, blunt snout, relatively short barbels and mouth that is only 1/3 as wide as the head is long.[3]
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- Bagridae
- Catfish of Asia
- Fish of South Asia
- Fish of Southeast Asia
- Freshwater fish of Asia
- Fish of Afghanistan
- Fish of Pakistan
- Freshwater fish of India
- Fish of Bangladesh
- Fish of Thailand
- Freshwater fish of China
- Fish of Nepal
- Fish described in 1839
- Taxa named by William Henry Sykes