Английская Википедия:Gagora catfish

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox The Gagora catfish[1] (Arius gagora) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[3] It is a migratory species found in the tropical marine, brackish and freshwater of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India.[4] It reaches a maximum standard length of Шаблон:Convert.[2]

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.Шаблон:When Due to the decline, the IUCN redlist currentlyШаблон:When lists the species as Near Threatened.[4]

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  1. Common names of Arius gagora at fishbase.org.
  2. 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:FishBase
  3. Hamilton, F., 1822 [ref. 2031] An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.
  4. 4,0 4,1 Arius gagora at the IUCN redlist.