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Albino, fresh caught, captured off Mumbai
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Kyataphisa nenga (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name | Spotfin Sea Catfish |
| Type Locality | Estuaries of Bengal, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Nemapteryx caelata, Nemapteryx nenga, Pimelodus nenga, Tachysurus nenga |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Unfortunately, the only way you can reliably tell N. nenga from Arius maculatus is in the teeth. However, N. nenga frequently has a dorsal spine that is as long as the head (the dorsal spine in A. maculatus is always shorter than the head). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-west Pacific: Eastern Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and western central Pacific. Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 171, 376. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Nov 26 06:52 (species record created: 2004 Nov 18 00:00) |