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Long-whiskered catfish (Sperata aor)
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Long-whiskered catfish (Sperata aor) specimen
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Bagridae

Long-whiskered catfish

Sperata aor

One Hundred Eighty Centimeters Catfish of the Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Long-whiskered catfish is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Bagridae
Genus
Sperata
Maximum length
180 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and upper Myanmar.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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