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Common names: Bagger, Barbanan, Katoesch
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected between 9.15 and 34.77 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as abundant at between 9.15 and 21.96 m and occurring occasionally between 25.62 and 34.77 m (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217, 13608.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003
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Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Bagreinae
Etymology: Bagre: Mozarabic, bagre, taken from Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Junior synonym Felichthys filamentosu is a valid species according to Marceniuk et al., 2023 (Ref. 130933:433).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 50 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical; 12°N - 21°S, 77°W - 34°W

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South America: Colombia to the mouth of the Amazon River.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); common length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3265); peso máximo publicado: 975.00 g (Ref. 125970)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Two pairs of barbels on rostral region, one pair on lower jaw, one pair on posterior end of maxilla; end of maxilla barbel beyond anal fin origin; pectoral spine filament long, reaching anal fin origin; dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fin membranes black; anal fin membrane black distally (some individuals white), white proximally; body silver gray or blue gray dorsally, silver white ventrally (Ref. 13608).

Chiefly marine, common around river mouths and also entering river estuaries. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates, such as crustaceans. Marketed fresh.

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Colaboradores

Taylor, W.R. and N.A. Menezes, 1978. Ariidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). volume 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3265)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 August 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 36613)

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.9 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 116 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00354 - 0.00619), b=3.08 (3.00 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 4 data-limited stock assessments.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)