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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical, preferred ?

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Indo-West Pacific: India through neighboring coastal states (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, Ref. 4833) to Singapore, South China Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38478); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Head shield smooth anteriorly with a series of granules and rugae posteriorly. Adipose fin with a large black spot. Lateral line bifurcating at the base of tail. Gill rakers present on the hind aspect of all gill arches. Dorsal spine with a filament at its tip. Moderately deep caudal peduncle, 1.5 to 2.1 (mean 1.8) in its depth. (Ref. 38478).

Common in estuaries, tidal rivers and brackish water lakes. Feeds mostly on invertebrates. Caught mainly with bagnets, dipnets and bamboo stake traps, also on hook and line (Ref. 3290).

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Kailola, P.J., 1999. Ariidae (=Tachysuridae): sea catfishes (fork-tailed catfishes). p. 1827-1879. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 38478)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00252 - 0.00908), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822)