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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 20 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical, preferred ?; 12°N - 23°S, 77°W - 34°W
South America: Rivers and estuaries from Gulf of Venezuela to mouth of the Amazon River.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 63.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); common length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217)
Spine dorsali (totale): 1. Three pairs of barbels on rostral region, two pairs on lower jaw, one pair on posterior end of maxilla; end of maxilla barbel reaching insertion of pectoral fin; body yellow-brown, whitish ventrally; each fin membrane blackish distally (Ref. 13608).
Found on muddy bottoms of shallow brackish waters; also in marine waters. Reproduction seems to occur between May and June. The female lays down 20-30 eggs having a diameter of 10-12 mm, agglutinated in mucus. The male guards the eggs for 10-12 days until hatching (Ref. 35381). Marketed fresh.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Taylor, W.R. and N.A. Menezes, 1978. Ariidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). volume 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3265)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00391 - 0.01066), b=3.14 (2.99 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
69278): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100) .