Gagata sexualis • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Gagata sexualis** Tilak, 1970
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	North Koel R. at Daltonganj, Chotanagpur, s. Bihar, India.
Pronunciation	Gah gah tah - sex YOU al iss
Etymology	The generic name comes from the local name of the fish (keyakatta). The specific epithet comes from the pronounced sexual dimorphism of this species.
Species Information
Size	50mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished by its small size, the presence of 5 dark saddles on the body, an elongate and slender snout, and pronounced sexual dimorphism in the shape of the dorsal fin.
Sexing	Mature males have a long filamentous extension to the dorsal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	India: Brahmaputra, Ganges and Koel River drainages. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Koel (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	18.0-25.0°C or 64.4-77°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Requires well oxygenated water
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	This is a very delicate species, even more so thanG. cenia, so it is unlikely to be encountered in the aquarium trade as they fare very poorly upon capture.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Zool. Meded. (Leiden)v. 44 (no. 14) - pp207 - Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2005 Feb 01 00:00 (species record created: 2004 Dec 04 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Gagata sexualis Tilak, 1970

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

North Koel R. at Daltonganj, Chotanagpur, s. Bihar, India.

Pronunciation

Gah gah tah - sex YOU al iss

Etymology

The generic name comes from the local name of the fish (keyakatta). The specific epithet comes from the pronounced sexual dimorphism of this species.

Species Information

Size

50mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Distinguished by its small size, the presence of 5 dark saddles on the body, an elongate and slender snout, and pronounced sexual dimorphism in the shape of the dorsal fin.

Sexing

Mature males have a long filamentous extension to the dorsal fin.

Habitat Information

Distribution

India: Brahmaputra, Ganges and Koel River drainages.
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Koel (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.0

Temperature

18.0-25.0°C or 64.4-77°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Requires well oxygenated water

Husbandry Information

Compatibility

This is a very delicate species, even more so thanG. cenia, so it is unlikely to be encountered in the aquarium trade as they fare very poorly upon capture.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Zool. Meded. (Leiden)v. 44 (no. 14) - pp207 - Fig. 1

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.