Aspistor
quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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contributors to this species: |
| Jackie Goulder
(2) David
Mashall
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Dorsal spines (total):
1. Three pair of barbels on rostral region, two pairs on lower jaw,
one pair on posterior end of maxilla; end of maxilla barbel reaching
pectoral fin insertion; large saddle-shaped bony plate with rugosa
surface in front of dorsal fin, anterior margin of this plate waved
but no deep medial incision; body yellow or gray-yellow dorsally,
white ventrally. Found in turbid waters over muddy bottoms in shallow
coastal areas, also around estuaries , and coastal rivers. Food
items include bottom-living invertebrates. Marketed fresh. Exported
frozen. Reproduction period is probably between September and November.
Egg diameter is 9-11 mm. Males practice mouth brooding of the eggs.
Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. |
| Common
Name: |
Bressou sea
catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Arius quadriscutis,
Notarius quadriscutis
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| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic
coastal rivers of South America from Guyana to northeastern Brazil.
Type locality: Cayenne ou de la Mana ... Cayenne. |
| Size:
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50.0cm.TL
(1ft 8ins) |
| Temp: |
20-27°c
(67-81°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.5-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.World Wide Web electronic
publication.www.fishbase.org, version (05/2011).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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