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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Genidens: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Issue
Synonymy follows Higuchi et al (1982).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 8 - 33 m (Ref. 121781). Subtropical; 4°S - 37°S, 61°W - 34°W
Southwest Atlantic: Atlantic coast from La Plata basin to eastern Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 41.5, range 22 - 73 cm
Max length : 120 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 39852); Età massima riportata: 36 anni (Ref. 6428)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 15. Body dark blue dorsally, silvery white ventrally. Dorsal fin, adipose fin, soft ray of pectoral fin and maxillary barbel dark blue. Posterior margins of caudal and anal fins slightly blackish (Ref. 27363).
Males carry the eggs in their mouth (Ref. 205). Depth range based on occurrence (Ref. 121781); to be replaced with a better reference.
Males carry the eggs in their mouth (Ref. 205).
Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Ariidae (Sea catfishes). p. 447-455. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39852)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00624 - 0.00880), b=3.05 (3.00 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (K=0.13; tmax=36; Fec=32).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).