Arius
thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837) |
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ACSI
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| Common
Name: |
Giant seacatfish
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| Synonyms: |
Netuna thalassina,
Netuma thalassinus, Bagrus thalassinus,
Netuma thalassina,
Tachysurus thalassinus, Arius
nasutus, Bagrus laevigatus, Bagrus netuma, Bagrus carchariorhynchos,
Arius serratus, Ariodes aeneus, Netuma thalassina jacksonensis
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| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Western
Indian Ocean: known with certainty from the Red Sea and
the northwestern Indian Ocean. A closely related form
occurs in the Philippines and Gulf of Thailand. The wider distribution
usually given for this species stems from misidentifications
of similar species overlapping its range. Also reported from
Australia, Polynesia and Japan and rarely
in the Mekong delta |
| Size:
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180.0cm.
(6ft) |
| Temp: |
26-29°c
(79-85°f ) |
| p.H. |
7.0-8.5. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R.
and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (03/2006). |
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Family: Ariidae
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Arius thalassinus
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 Arius
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