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Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक. Tropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Africa: Pangani River in Tanzania and estuaries of Madagascar (Ref. 3876).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 4967)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

गुदा कांटा 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 19 - 21.

Arius africanus is a coastal species, mostly found in freshwater (Ref. 52331), but probably it inhabits also estuaries (Ref. 3290, 5213). It feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 3290).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | सहयोगीयो

Taylor, W.R., 1986. Ariidae. p. 153-159. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISBN, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3876)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Arius africanus Günther, 1867