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Long-whiskered Catfish
Sperata aor (Hamilton, 1822)
Also calledAyre (ben) · Cumboo-kelethee (tam) · Kambee Keletee (tam) · Kappu Suragi (kan) · Koong Keliru (tam) · Mukul Jella (tel) · Multijella (tel) · Nadunthalai Keletee (tam) · Nedunthalaikeliru (tam) · Nga-gyaung (mya) · Ponnai Keletee (tam) · Seenghala (tel) · Shingala (mar) · Ukkojuovamonni (fin)
Sperata aor, the long-whiskered catfish (Bengali: আড় aṛ, Assamese: আঁৰি ãri), is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae found in southern Asia in the nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It grows to a length of 180 centimetres (71 in) and is commercially fished for human consumption. It is also a popular gamefish.
Where it has been recorded
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Sperata aor in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2338079.