Family : Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Sagor catfish
Fish Name : Hexanematichthys sagor
Max size : 45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, west and east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indo-Australian Archipelago (but not occurring in Papua New Guinea or Australia). Also reported from China, and Philippines (Ref. 7050). Reports from eastern Africa and the Red Sea need confirmation.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found along the coastline, mainly around estuaries. Ascends into fresh water of the upper tidal zone. Occurs in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. An important food fish (Ref. 3290). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : traumatogenic
Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref : Jayaram, K.C.. 1984. (Ref. 3290)

India country information
Common Names : Sagor catfish, बिळि इटा, बिळि शीदी, सोना तींगरा, गागरा, चिवनी, शिंगळा, बिळ्ळी शीदी, జెల్ల , Billi-shede, Dusky catfish, Jella, Shingala, Shingara, Sona-tengra
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses