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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Bagreinae
Etymology: Bagre: Mozarabic, bagre, taken from Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Species treated as valid in Kailola & Bussing in Fischer et al. (1995: 878), but with Galeichthys eydouxii as a possible senior synonym. Therefore, the name G. eydouxii is tentatively placed here.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
laut; air tawar; payau dasar (demersal). Tropical; 32°N - 3°S, 114°W - 77°W
North, Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 95.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 55763)
deskripsi pendek
Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik
Body robust, rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly; mouth sub-terminal and wide; teeth villiform, arranged in a narrow band followed by four narrow continuous bands across the palate; two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbels long and ribbon-like; dorsal and pectoral fin spines long. Body brown; back metallic blue or bright violet; belly silvery gray; fins yellowish green; a black spot present anterior to the anal fin (Ref. 55763).
Adults are found in coastal waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh, salted, dried and smoked (Ref. 9271).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kailola, P.J. and W.A. Bussing, 1995. Ariidae. Bagres marinos. p. 860-886. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9271)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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