Ailia coila, also known as the Gangetic ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.[2][3] This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL.
Ailia coila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ailiidae |
Genus: | Ailia |
Species: | A. coila
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Binomial name | |
Ailia coila (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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.[3]
The habitat of A. coila is sharply decreasing due to natural and anthropogenic causes.[4]
A. coila is most closely related to Eutropiichthys vacha with 85.63% genetic sequence identity.[4]