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Arius parkii in Guinea
Guinean sea catfish

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Arius parkii   Günther, 1864
Family:	Ariidae (Sea catfishes)			picture (Arpar_u0.jpg) by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Guinean sea catfish
Max. size:	75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3876)
Environment:	demersal ; depth range 50 - 80 m
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco.
Diagnosis:	Base of supra-occipital process wide with median keel.
Biology:	Marine species commonly found along the continental coast; often entering adjacent estuaries and freshwater rivers (Ref. 3876). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587). Dorsal and pectoral serrated spines are venomous and can cause very painful wounds (Ref. 43448)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Schneider, W.. 1990. (Ref. 2683)
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Guinea country information
Common names:	Konkoé wolossoé, Konkoé		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Fatala River (Ref. 28587).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gv.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.fis-net.com/guinea
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Diouf, P.S., 1996
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