Common Names

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Kajuli , Bengali , Bangladesh

কাজলি , Bengali , Bangladesh

Jamuna ailia , English , India

斑点光背鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑點光背鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Puttassi , Urdu , Pakistan

Puttuah , Urdu , Pakistan

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ailiidae

Genus: Ailiichthys

Species: Ailiichthys punctata Day, 1872

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: Pakistan and India. Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).

Biology

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Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Data deficient

Threat to Humans

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Harmless