Gagora catfish

Gagora catfish
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Arius
Species:	A. gagora
Binomial name
Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms [2]
Pimelodus gagoraHamilton, 1822 Tachysurus gagora(Hamilton, 1822) Arias gagora(Hamilton, 1822)

The Gagora catfish ^[3] (Arius gagora) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. ^[4] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus . ^[5] It is a migratory species found in the tropical marine, brackish and freshwater of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India. ^[1] It reaches a maximum standard length of 91.4 cm (3 ft). ^[4]

The Gagora catfish is of commercial importance as a food fish, but over-fishing has led to a population decline in the past two decades. Due to the decline, the IUCN redlist has listed the species as Near Threatened since 1st October 2009. ^[1]

References

1. Ng, H.H. (2020) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Arius gagora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T166483A174785899. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166483A174785899.en . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
2. Synonyms of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
3. Common names of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius gagora". FishBase . April 2016 version.
5. Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London.^{[ page needed ]}