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Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822)

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Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822)
Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822)
Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822)
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymGagata youssoufi (non Ataur Rahman, 1976)
synonymPimelodus cenia Hamilton, 1822
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Keyakatta
  • Ngarang
English
  • Dwarf Blotched Cat Fish
  • Indian Gagata
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Freshwater, Fishery
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 35 - 36
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
    Description
    Matures at less than 7 cm SL. Dorsal with dark saddles extending ventrally only to lateral line. Caudal fin with transverse black bar across peduncle and round or square black spot on middle of each lobe. Dorsal fin with black spot on distal part of anterior rays. Anal fin with 4-5 simple rays, 9-11 branched rays. Upper jaw and 4th ceratobranchial toothless; lower jaw with few conical teeth in pocket or depression near symphysis. Snout tip acutely pointed in lateral view, with tip separated from the rest of the snout by distinct notch .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Size
    Max Length

    12.5 (unsexed) 

    Size

    15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; )

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
    Trophic Strategy
    Found in fresh and tidal rivers . Carnivore .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat

      Habitat

      Freshwater
      Freshwater
      Habitat demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: 15
      Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
      Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
      References 
        Rivers including tidal rivers, wetlands
        Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
        Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Description
          Remark

          Known from Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Orissa

          Occurrence

          native 

          Distribution

          Asia: widely distributed in the Ganges basin, the Indus River system, and the Mahanadi River. Reported from Myanmar and the Salwin River (=Salween River) in Thailand .

          Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
          Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY_NC
          References 
          1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
          Global Distribution

          Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,india

          Local Distribution

          West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chindwin drainage, Nagaland, Assam (Brahmaputra and Barak drainages)

          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Demography and Conservation
            Conservation Status

            IUCN Red List Category

            Least Concern
            Least Concern
            Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
            Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
            Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY_NC
            References 
            1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
            IUCN Redlist Category: Least Concern
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              No Data
              📚 Uses and Management
              Uses
              fisheries: commercial
              Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
              Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=13363, version (12/2013).
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY_NC
              References 
              1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
              No Data
              📚 Information Listing
              References
              Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
              1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
              Overview > Diagnostic > Description
              1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
              Natural History > Size
              1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
              Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
              1. Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. 1998 Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345.
              Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
              1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
              Uses and Management > Uses
              1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.

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              📚 Meta data
              No Data
              🐾 Taxonomy
              RootRoot
              KingdomAnimalia
              PhylumChordata
              ClassActinopterygii
              OrderSiluriformes
              FamilySisoridae
              GenusGagata
              SpeciesGagata cenia (Hamilton 1822)
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