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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Vaillant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; anádromo (Ref. 26213). Tropical; 5°N - 25°S (Ref. 26213)
Africa: western coast of Madagascar; seldom on the eastern coast (Ref. 3876). Also found in Mozambique (Ref. 5213) and Tanzania (Ref. 4967).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4967); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4967)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 16.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Common in rivers and lakes (Ref. 3876), also found in estuaries and river mouths (Ref. 3290, 5213). Caught with stake traps, shore seines and bagnets, also on hook and line.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Jayaram, K.C., 1984. Ariidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3290)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00381 - 0.01658), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
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