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Scientific Name	**Gagata melanopterus** Roberts & Ferraris, 1998
Common Name
Type Locality	Yangon Division, Hlaing River, 16°53'41"N, 96°05'28"E, Myanmar.
Pronunciation	Gah gah tah
Etymology	The generic name comes from the local name of the fish (keyakatta).
Species Information
Size	158mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and lower Salween basins in Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Salween, Lower Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 14), pp 330, Fig. 10.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:26 (species record created: 2005 Aug 20 00:00)