AquaticRepublic.com - Kyataphisa nenga (Ariidae) All Fishes

Albino, fresh caught, captured off Mumbai

All Fishes Data Sheet
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) Login to view the 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.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
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	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2004 Nov 18 00:00)