Bagre
marinus (Mitchill, 1815) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Paul
A. Scharf (1)
Frants Lehmann (2 Stamps) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (1) |
| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
Anal soft rays: 22 - 28.
Maxillary barbels, first ray of dorsal fin, and first ray of pectoral
fin extended as long, flat filaments. 1 pair of barbels on chin.
Mainly marine but enters brackish estuaries with relatively high
salinities. Feeds mainly on small fishes and invertebrates. The
dorsal and pectoral fins are equipped with a serrated erectile spine,
both of which are venomous. Commonly caught by anglers along bridges,
piers and catwalks. Flesh considered good; marketed fresh. |
| Common
Name: |
Gafftopsail
sea catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Felichthys
felis, Bagre felis, Bagre marina, Silurus marinus, Felichthys marinus,
Galeichthys blochii , Galeichthys parrae, Galeichthys bahiensis,
Aelurichthys longispinis. |
| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Eastern
America: United States, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam,
French Guyana and Brazil. Type locality: New York,
U.S.A. |
| Size:
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40cm. (16inch) |
| Temp: |
12-26°c
(61 -79°f ) |
| p.H. |
7.0 -8.5. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (10/2009).
Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio
A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi,
Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" Zootaxa 1416:
1–126. |
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