Sperata aor

Sperata aor
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Sperata
Species:	S. aor
Binomial name
	Sperata aor; (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Pimelodus aor Hamilton, 1822; Aoria aor (Hamilton, 1822); Aorichthys aor (Hamilton, 1822); Macrones aor (Hamilton, 1822); Mystus aor (Hamilton, 1822); Orichthys aor (Hamilton, 1822);

Sperata aor, the long-whiskered catfish (Bengali: আইড় aiṛ, Assamese: আঁৰি ãri), is a species of catfish. bagrid catfish found in southern Asia in the nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It grows to a length of 180 centimetres (71 in) and is commercially fished for human consumption. It is also a popular gamefish.

Sperata aor of Bangladesh

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sperata aor" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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