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Brustiarius solidus (Herre, 1935)

Hard-palate catfish
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
More on author: Herre.

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 1°S - 6°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia and Oceania: Irian Jaya in Indonesia (Mamberamo river system) and Papua New Guinea (Ramu and Sepik river systems).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2847); common length : 35.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9233); common length :35 cm SL (female); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.8 kg (Ref. 9233); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.8 kg

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 19.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Prefers lakes, but also occurs in the main river channels. Enters floodplains occasionally. Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 32°C. Mainly diurnal. Feeds on large crustaceans such as Macrobrachium, large insects and nymphs, fishes (usually Ophieleotris aporos), leeches, earthworms, plants and detritus.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Mouthbrooders. Brood mass contains 8 to 85 eggs (Ref. 2847).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaboratori

Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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