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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > 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').

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Upper Salween River basin in China and Irrawaddy, Salween and Tenasserim River basins in Myanmar.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40780)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 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).

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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. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Internet sources

Gagata dolichonema He, 1996