Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Vertebrae: 37 - 38. Body with 5 saddles. Snout broadly rounded in lateral profile, without notch. Upper jaw toothless; limited to small symphyseal patch on lower jaw. Gill rakers few in number and nearly indiscernible, except in skeleton preparations. Fourth gill arch with single row of teeth on lower limb. Anal fin with 4-5 simple rays, 11-13 branched rays (Ref. 40780).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Sisoridae

Genus: Gagata

Species: Gagata youssoufi Ataur Rahman, 1976

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic