Arius
maculatus
(Thunberg, 1792) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Allan James (2)
Jean-Francois
Helias
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Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (1)
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| Relevant
Information: |
Occurs in inshore waters
and estuaries. Feed on invertebrates and small fishes. Occasionally
form schools. Caught mainly with set bag nets and bamboo stake traps.
Marketed fresh. Air bladders are exported as isinglass used by the
wine industry. Strong venomous dorsal and pectoral spines provide
protection for the fish. Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays
(total): 7; Anal soft rays: 16 - 30. Head shield somewhat rugose;
deep and long median fontanelle groove. |
| Common
Name: |
Spotted
Sea Catfish
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| Synonyms: |
Silurus
maculatus, Pimelodus thunberg, Arius gagoroides, Arius heckelii,
Arius pidada, Arius angulatus, Arius viviparus, Arius borneensis,
Hemipimelodus bicolor, Hemipimelodus atripinnis. |
| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
and southeast Asia. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
and China. Type locality: China; Japan |
| Size:
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50.0cm.
SL (20ins) |
| Temp: |
20-27°c
(67-81°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.5-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Marceniuk, Alexandre
P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics
of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition
of the genera" Zootaxa 1416: 1–126.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(10/2009). |
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