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Scientific Name: Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

Synonym: Silurus maculatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Spotted catfish,sea catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Fota kata mach (ফোটা কাটা মাছ), Kata veni (কাটা ভেনি),Guizza mach (গুইজ্জা মাছ)
Spotted catfish,sea catfish - Fota kata mach (ফোটা কাটা মাছ), Kata veni (কাটা ভেনি),Guizza mach (গুইজ্জা মাছ) - Arius maculatus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Manimekalan, A (ACSI)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Description:
D1 I/7; D2 absent; P1 I/10; P2 6; A 21. Body color brown to bluish brown above, sides grey and belly whitish with dusky spots, the whole with a silvery sheen. All fins black tipped, pectoral and pelvic fins dusky, adipose dorsal fin mainly blackish. Body, elongate; head pointed; eyes fairly small. Three pairs of barbels around mouth; maxillary barbels slender, reaching to base of pectoral fin, but much shorter in older fishes. Teeth in jaws villiform; premaxilla toothband continuous. Dorsal and pectoral fin spines strong; pectoral fin spine shorter than dorsal-fin spine; tip of dorsal fin usually prolonged as a filament. Adipose dorsal fin small.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore coastal waters, estuaries and tidal river
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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