Ailia coila

Ailia coila
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ailiidae
Genus: Ailia
Species:
A. coila
Binomial name
Ailia coila
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Malapterurus coila F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Silurus cuvieri Gray, 1830
  • Malapterus cuvieri (Gray, 1930)
  • Malapterus bengalensis Gray, 1830
  • Ailia bengalensis (Gray, 1830)
  • Acanthonotus hardwickii Gray, 1830
  • Ailia affinis Günther, 1864

Ailia coila, also known as the Gangetic ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. 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). Its flesh is regarded as highly palatable.[citation needed]

This fish is of importance to local commercial fisheries.

The habitat of A. coila is sharply decreasing due to natural and anthropogenic causes.

A. coila is most closely related to Eutropiichthys vacha with 85.63% genetic sequence identity.



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