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Gagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Gagata gagata is a species of sisorid catfish found in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India. This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL. It is native to Asia, found in India, Bangladesh and Burma.

Wikipedia contributors, Gagata gagata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:33:37.009161+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822)
Name authority
(Hamilton, 1822)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Sisoridae
Genus
Gagata
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familySisoridae Bleeker, 1858
  12. subfamilySisorinae Bleeker, 1858
  13. genusGagata Bleeker, 1858
  14. speciesGagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gagata. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gagata itchkeea (Sykes, 1839)SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gagata melanopterus Roberts & Ferraris, 1998SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gagata dolichonema He, 1996SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gagata rhodobarbus Bhakat & Sinha, 2019SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 210 records assigned to Sisoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gagata typus Bleeker, 1863 Bleeker, 1863synonym
Pimelodus gagata Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280807 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:6JW66. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.