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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Deccan, India |
| Synonym(s) | Aor seenghala, Aorichthys seenghala, Macrones seenghala, Mystus seenghala, Platystoma seenghala, Platystomus seenghala |
| Pronunciation | ss per AT ah - SING hah lah |
| Etymology | The genus is named after MA Sperat. The specific epithet comes from the Bihari (and Oriya) names of the fish (seenghala or singara). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Eye situated completely in anterior half of head, more precaudal vertebrae (21-23) than congeners, length of supraoccipital spine less than interneural shield. |
| Sexing | Males are more slender and have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Ganges, Indus, and rivers in India as far south as the Krishna River; probably occurs in Myanmar. Indian waters, Krishna (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indian waters, Padma, Ganges (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indus (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live or frozen foods, smaller fishes, shrimps, and prepared foods such as pellets. |
| Furniture | Provide ample driftwood for shelter. |
| Compatibility | Not suitable with smaller tankmates, as it will eat them. Territorial with conspecifics, so best kept alone. |
| Breeding | Not reported in aquaria. Spawning is said to occur before the beginning of the southwest monsoon season in India. Individuals spawn at irregular intervals throughout the reproductive season and females can produce more than 1.2 million ova. It has been suggested that the males incubate the eggs in highly vascularized, spongy skin on the ventral surface of their abdomen and then feed the newly-hatched fry with a milky-white exudate from the abdominal wall. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) arapaima. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jun 01 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Sep 28 00:00) |
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