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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Gagata: Local fish name, kenyakatta, in Bengal; dolichonema: From the Karen name 'niya gasawyuh' ('niya' - prefix for fish; 'gasaw' - elephant; 'yuh' - fear = 'the fish that elephants are afraid to step on')..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: Upper Salween River basin in China and Irrawaddy, Salween and Tenasserim River basins in Myanmar.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40780)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10; Vértebra: 38 - 39. Dorsal part of thoracic region with 4 black stripes. Median longitudinal groove extending to end of occipital process. Maxillary barbel longer than head. Dorsal-fin spine produced into long filament. Pectoral-fin spine with without filamentous projection. Anal fin with 3 simple rays, 11 branched rays. Eye diameter shorter than snout length. Isthmus with no finger-like projections (Ref. 40780). Gill opening extending to belly and brachial membrane connected to isthmus (Ref. 45563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 1998. Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345. (Ref. 40780)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00307 - 0.01489), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).