
Scientific Name
Common Name
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | OSTEICHTHYES |
| Order | SILURIFORMES |
| Family | ARIIDAE |
| Genus | Arius |
| Species | maculatus |
| Author Name and Year | (Thunberg, 1792) | ||
| Habitat | mostly marine but occur also in brackish water | ||
| Food Habit | |||
| Distribution in India | |||
| Distribution in West Bengal (District wise) | Purba Medinipur | ||
| Importance/Significance | The sea catfishes occur in large quantities in West Bengal and their flesh is said to be good | ||
| Status | |||
| IUCN | Data Deficient | ||
| WPA | |||
| CITES | |||
| Endemicity | |||
| Remarks | |||
| References |
Talwar, P.K., Mukherjee, P., Saha, D., Paul, S.N. and Kar, S. (1992). Marine and estuarine fishes. In: Fauna of West Bengal, State Fauna Series, 3 (Part-2): 243-342. Zool. Surv. India., |
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