Giant river-catfish
Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839)
Also calledsperata dekanská (ces)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown. — IUCN: LC (Ng 2010 b). — Threats: FIT. — Low sensitivity to human activities. — Keystone species. — Decline status: Unknown. — Low priority for conservation action.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
discussion
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Günther (1864); confirmed by Coad (1981: 15 as Mystus seenghala; 2014: 300; 2015: 229). — Afghanistan materials: None.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
distribution
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabu River. — General distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. — Habitat: This species inhabits larger streams and lakes. Freshwater, brackish.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2338061.