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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Pseudosciades: Name from Latin 'Pseudo' meaning false, referring to its convergent morphology with the Neotropical genus Sciades..
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; brak water demersaal; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 50 - 60 m. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: ranges from Pakistan eastwards to Thailand and southwards to Indonesia and Polynesia. Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?, range 24 - ? cm
Max length : 92.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3290); common length : 55.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3290); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 6 Jaren (Ref. 52060)
Inhabits coastal waters, as well as estuaries and tidal rivers. Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. The sharp dorsal and pectoral fin spines can inflict painful wounds. Sold mostly fresh and dried-salted in markets.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Distinct pairing. Mouth brooding may be employed as a parenting strategy (Ref. 205).
Jayaram, K.C., 1984. Ariidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3290)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.1 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 111 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00458 - 0.01258), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.36; tm=2; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).