Nemapteryx nenga
Sign in to saveKyataphisa is a monospecific genus of sea catfish in the subfamily Ariinae. Its only species, K. nenga (commonly known as kata) is found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Pacific Ocean off Thailand. It is found in marine as well as brackish waters, and reaches a maximum length of .
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAriidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- Family
- Ariidae
- Collections
- AUM, USNM, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, India
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- Parent taxon
- Nemapteryx
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- Arius nenga Mintern 104.jpg
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- N. nenga
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Kyataphisa is a monospecific genus of sea catfish in the subfamily Ariinae. Its only species, K. nenga (commonly known as kata) is found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Pacific Ocean off Thailand. It is found in marine as well as brackish waters, and reaches a maximum length of .
==References==
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