Sperata aor és una espècie de peix de la família dels bàgrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes.

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Reproducció És ovípar.Breder, C.M. i D.E. Rosen, 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City (Estats Units). 941 p.

Alimentació Els adults mengen peixets i cucs.Arunachalam, M., J.A. Johnson i A. Manimekalan, 2000. Cultivable and ornamental fishes in rivers of Wynard district, Kerala. p. 240-243. A: A.G. Ponniah i A. Gopalakrishnan (eds.) Endemic fish diversity of Western Ghats. NBFGR-NATP Publication. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., Índia. 1,347 p.

Hàbitat És un peix d'aigua dolça i de clima tropical.

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