Carlarius
latiscutatus (Günther, 1864) |
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Mainly marine but frequently
found in brackish estuaries, sometimes enters freshwater. Common
during winter. Feeds on fish, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton
and detritus. Ornamental and sometimes considered aquaria fish,
the fish is venomous and can be dangerous to humans. Note:
It has to be noted that Marceniuk et al (2007) have placed this
species (Arius latiscutatus) in a new Genera, Carlarius,
named for Carl Ferraris for his contribution to the knowledge of
Siluriformes fishes and includes the seven known Arius
species from the west African coastline. Arius heudeloti
Valenciennes, 1840, is the type species. |
| Common
Name: |
Rough-head
sea catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Arius
latiscutatus, Arius lagoensis |
| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Western Africa:
Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia,
Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria,
Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Angola and Namibia. Type
locality: Fernando Póo Island, Equatorial Guinea,
Gulf of Guinea. |
| Size:
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70cm.TL
(28ins) |
| 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 (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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