Gagora catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. gagora
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| Binomial name | |
| Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822)
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The Gagora catfish[3] (Arius gagora) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[5] It is a migratory species found in the tropical marine, brackish and freshwater of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India.[1] It reaches a maximum standard length of 91.4 cm (3 ft).[4]
The Gagora catfish is of commercial importance as a food fish, but over-fishing has led to a population decline in the past two decades. Due to the decline, the IUCN redlist has listed the species as Near Threatened since 1st October 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ng, H.H. (2020) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Arius gagora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166483A174785899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166483A174785899.en. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Synonyms of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius gagora". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London.