Gagata gagata (Hamilton 1822) ^ZBK

Pimelodus gagata Hamilton 1822 ^ZBK: 197, 379, pl. 39 (fig. 65). Type locality: Fresh water rivers and estuaries of Bengal . No types known.

Gagata typus Bleeker 1863 ^ZBK: 90. Type locality: Fresh water rivers and estuaries of Bengal . No types known. Unneeded replacement name for Pimelodus gagata Hamilton 1822 ^ZBK.

Distribution: Ganges drainage, India and Bangladesh (Roberts & Ferraris 1998). Karmakar (2000) reported this species from the Brahmaputra and Irrawaddy drainages.