Fauna

Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)
Spotted Catfish (Eng.)


Scientific Name

Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

Common Name

Spotted Catfish (Eng.)

Taxonomy
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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