River catfish (Cephalocassis jatia)

Scientific name: Cephalocassis jatia Hamilton, 1822

River catfish (Cephalocassis jatia)

The River catfish (Cephalocassis jatia) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Asia, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalocassis jatia
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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