Kyataphisa

Nemapteryx nenga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus:
Species:
K. nenga
Binomial name
Kyataphisa nenga
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Arius aequibarbis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
  • Bagrus arioides Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius caelatoides Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius caelatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius chondropterygius Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius clypeaster Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius clypeastroides Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius granosus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius melanopterygius Bleeker, 1849
  • Arius microgastropterygius Bleeker, 1846
  • Pimelodus nenga Hamilton, 1822
  • Arius nenga (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Nemapteryx nenga (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Tachysurus nenga (Hamilton, 1822)

Kyataphisa is a monospecific genus of sea catfish in the subfamily Ariinae.[1] Its only species, K. nenga (commonly known as kata) is found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Pacific Ocean off Thailand. It is found in marine as well as brackish waters, and reaches a maximum length of 30 cm (12 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kyataphisa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kyataphisa nenga". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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