Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Head and body silvery, without pattern. Fins, except caudal fin, black distally, with clear basal portions; caudal fin entirely clear. Dorsal spine extending well past adipose-fin origin when adpressed. Anal fin with 5-6 simple rays, 11 branched rays. Premaxilla with 4 rows of teeth. Most similar to G. melanopterus in coloration and having the highest gill raker counts among its congeners (Ref. 40780).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Sisoridae

Genus: Gagata

Species: Gagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in rivers and estuaries (Ref. 41236).

Habitat

brackish