Ailia coila
| Ailia coila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ailiidae |
| Genus: | Ailia |
| Species: | A. coila
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| Binomial name | |
| Ailia coila (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Ailia coila, also known as the Gangetic ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.[2][3] This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL.
Locally this fish is known as Kajoli in West Bengal.In Bangladesh people call it Banspata(Bamboo Leaf). The fish is extremely tender and immensely tasty.
This fish is of importance to local commercial fisheries.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Synonyms of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822)". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Wang, J., Lu, B., Zan, R., Chai, J., Ma, W., Jin, W., Duan, R., Luo, J., Murphy, R.W., Xiao, H. & Chen, Z. (2016): Phylogenetic Relationships of Five Asian Schilbid Genera Including Clupisoma (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae). PLoS ONE, 11 (1): e0145675.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Ailia coila" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Fish of Asia
- Fish of Bangladesh
- Fish of India
- Fish of Nepal
- Fish of Pakistan
- Fish described in 1822
- Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
- Siluriformes stubs