Indus River Habitat
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The 150 cm giant river-catfish (Sperata seenghala) is one of several native high trophic level demersal (organisms living on or near the bottom) fish species present in the Indus River and its tributaries. Major tributaries of the Indus rise in the Himalayan Mountains and the Hindu Kush; these influent rivers include the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej. The Indus mainstem rises on the Tibetan Plateau and flows generally westward. The Green Revolution has exacerbated water pollution by considerable additions of nitrate to promote crop growth. Other aggravating factors have included increasing amounts of herbicides and pesticides, as pressures to increase crop production expand. Flow of the perennial Indus is dominated by: (a) meltwaters from the Tibetan icefield, the third largest ice sheet formation in the world; (b) snowfall and snowmelt from higher elevation of the watershed; and (c) episodic monsoonal rains that lead to periodic flooding in the basin. Other large demersal fish associates in the Indus Basin are the 244 centimeter (cm) giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli), the 180 cm Long-whiskered catfish (Sperata aor), the mottled loach (Acanthocobitis botia), silond catfish (Silonia silondia) and the 150 cm near threatened clown knifefish (Chitala chitala).
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- C.Michael Hogan. 2012. Indus River. Eds. P.Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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Trophic Strategy
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Found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields and other freshwater areas.
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Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
Diagnostic Description
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Body elongate and compressed; snout broad and spatulate. Barbels extend posteriorly to pelvic fins or beyond to anal fin. Dorsal spine weakly serrated on its posterior edge; adipose fin base short, about as long as the rayed dorsal fin base. Color is brownish-gray on back, silvery on flanks and belly. A dark well-defined spot is on the adipose dorsal fin.
Migration
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Biology
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Found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields and other freshwater areas. Adults fight well and provide good sport. Carnivore. Breeding occurs before the commencement of monsoons. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same genus (Ref. 205).
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Importance
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fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: likely future use; gamefish: yes
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Sperata seenghala
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Sperata seenghala és una espècie de peix de la família dels bàgrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes present a l'Afganistan,[4] el Pakistan, l'Índia,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] el Nepal[12] i Bangladesh.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Els mascles poden assolir 150 cm de longitud total.[15][20] És un peix demersal i de clima tropical.[15] És ovípar[21] i l'aparellament té lloc abans de l'inici de l'estació del monsó.[15][22]
Referències
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↑ BioLib (anglès)
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↑ Sykes, W. H., 1839. On the fishes of the Deccan. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838 (pt 6): 157-165
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↑ Coad, B.W., 1981. Fishes of Afghanistan, an annotated check-list. Publ. Zool. Natl. Mus. Can. 14:23p.
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↑ Rema Devi, K. i T.J. Indra, 2000. Freshwater ichthyofaunal resources of Tamil Nadu. p. 77-97. A: Ponniah, A.G. i A. Gopalakrishnan. Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. NBFGR-NATP Publication. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., Índia. 1, 347 p.
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↑ Menon, A.G.K., 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. Núm. 175, 366 p.
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↑ Kapoor, D., R. Dayal i A.G. Ponniah, 2002. Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, Índia.775 p.
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↑ Daniels, R.J.R., 2002. Freshwater fishes of Peninsular India. Madhav Gadgil (ed) India - A lifescape 2. Universities Press, Hyderabad. viii+287
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↑ Dahanukar, N., R. Raut i A. Bhat, 2004. Distribution, endemism and threat status of freshwater fishes in the Western Ghats of India. J. Biogeogr 31: 123-136.
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↑ Chandrashekhariah, H.N., M.F. Rahman i S. Lakshmi Raghavan, 2000. Status of fish fauna in Karnataka. p. 98-135. A: Ponniah, A.G. i A. Gopalakrishnan (eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. NBFGR-NATP Publication. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., Índia. 1, 347 p.
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↑ Archarya, P. i M.B. Iftekhar, 2000. Freshwater ichthyofauna of Maharashtra State. p.136-144. A: Ponniah, A.G. i A. Gopalakrishnan (eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. NBFGR-NATP Publication. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., Índia. 1, 347 p.
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↑ Shrestha, J., 1994. Fishes, fishing implements and methods of Nepal. Smt. M.D. Gupta, Lalitpur Colony, Lashkar (Gwalior), Índia. 150 p.
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↑ Rahman, A.K.A., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Zoological Society of Bangladesh. Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. 364 p.
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↑ Ahmed, M., 1991. A model to determine benefits obtainable from the management of riverine fisheries of Bangladesh. ICLARM Tech. Rep. 28, 133 p.
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↑ Mirza, M.R. i T. Omer, 1984. A key to the identification of the freshwater fishes of Baluchistan. Biologia 30(1):73-91
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↑ Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn i T. Songsirikul, 1997. Checklist of Fishes in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, Tailàndia. 353 p.
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↑ Rao, K.V.R., 1995. Pisces. p. 483-506. A: Fauna of Chilka Lake. Wetland Ecosystem Series 1. Zool. Surv. India. 673 p.
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↑ Shrestha, T.K., 1990. Resource ecology of the Himalayan waters. Curriculum Development Centre, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 645 p.
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↑ Talwar, P.K. i A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volum 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
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↑ Breder, C.M. i D.E. Rosen, 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 941 p.
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↑ Bhatt, V.S., S.G. Dalal i S.A.H. Abidi, 1977. Fecundity of the freshwater catfishes Mystus seenghala (Sykes), Mystus cavasius (Ham), Wallagonia attu (Bloch) and Hetereopneustes fossilis (Bloch) from the plains of northern India. Hydrobiologia 54(3):219-224.
Bibliografia
- Anònim, 2001. Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
- Anònim, 2002. Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192, Estats Units.
- Burgess, W.E. 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 784 p.
- Eschmeyer, William N.: Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. 1990. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. iii + 697. ISBN 0-940228-23-8
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
- Ferraris, C. J., Jr. i K. E. Runge, 1999: Revision of the South Asian bagrid catfish genus Sperata, with the description of a new species from Myanmar. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 51 (núm. 10): 397-424.
- Ferraris, Carl J.: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418. 8 de març del 2007.
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- Helfman, G., B. Collette i D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estats Units, 1997.
- Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 2000. 4a edició, Upper Saddle River, Nova Jersey, Estats Units: Prentice-Hall
- Nelson, J.S. 2006: Fishes of the world. Quarta edició. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 601 p.
- Riede, K., 2004. Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Alemanya. 329 p.
- Srivastava, M.D.L. i B. Das, 1969. Somatic chromosomes of teleostean fish. J. Heredity 60(2):57-58.
- Vasil'ev, V.P., 1980. Chromosome numbers in fish-like vertebrates and fish. J. Ichthyol. 20(3):1-38.
- Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 1985. 2a edició, Londres: Macdonald.
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Sperata seenghala: Brief Summary
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Sperata seenghala és una espècie de peix de la família dels bàgrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes present a l'Afganistan, el Pakistan, l'Índia, el Nepal i Bangladesh. Els mascles poden assolir 150 cm de longitud total. És un peix demersal i de clima tropical. És ovípar i l'aparellament té lloc abans de l'inici de l'estació del monsó.
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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.[2] It is found in southern Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh with reports of occurrence in Myanmar,[1] Thailand and Yunnan, China. It can reach a length of 150 cm, though lengths up to 40 cm 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]
dorsal view of head showing snout shape
References
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^ a b W. Ratanatrivong, N. Anurakchanachai and P. Rungpiboonsophit. "Breeding and nursing of Asiatic shovelnose catfish, Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes, 1841)". fao.org.
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^ Giant river catfish, Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839).BdFISH
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^ Bhattacharjee, M. J.; Laskar, B. A.; Dhar, B.; Ghosh, S. K. (2012). Schierwater, Bernd (ed.). "Identification and Re-Evaluation of Freshwater Catfishes through DNA Barcoding". PLOS ONE. 7 (11): e49950. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...749950B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049950. PMC 3499493. PMID 23166801.
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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. It is found in southern Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh with reports of occurrence in Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan, China. It can reach a length of 150 cm, though lengths up to 40 cm 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.
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Sperata seenghala es una especie de peces de la familia Bagridae en el orden de los Siluriformes.
Morfología
• Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 150 cm de longitud total.[1][2]
Reproducción
Es ovíparo.[3]
Hábitat
Es un pez de agua dulce y de clima tropical.
Distribución geográfica
Se encuentran en Asia: el Afganistán, Pakistán, la India, Nepal y Bangladés.
Referencias
Bibliografía
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
- Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos : T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
- Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos , 1997.
- Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
- Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a. edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. Año 1994.
- Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a. edición, Londres: Macdonald. Año 1985.
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Sperata seenghala es una especie de peces de la familia Bagridae en el orden de los Siluriformes.
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Sperata seenghala Sperata generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Bagridae familian.
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月尾諾鱨
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月尾諾鱨: Brief Summary
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月尾諾鱨，為輻鰭魚綱鯰形目鱨科的其中一種，為熱帶淡水魚類，分布於亞洲阿富汗'、巴基斯坦、印度、尼泊爾與孟加拉淡水及半鹹水流域，體長可達150公分，棲息在底層水域，生活習性不明，可做為食用魚及觀賞魚。
Sperata seenghala 
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