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(Ref. 56505) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-pic-1291-13756 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-11 2010-08-19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Armad_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Armad_u0.gif FB-pic-1291-13757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-11 1997-03-11 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Armad_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Armad_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Common in rivers and lakes (Ref. 3876), also found in estuaries and river mouths (Ref. 3290, 5213). Caught with stake traps, shore seines and bagnets, also on hook and line. 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-02-02 00:00:00 2023-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: Body moderately compressed; dorsal profile of head with a gentle slope up to first dorsal-fin base (Ref. 3290, 56505). Head width 17.5-20.5% of standard length; mouth with 3 pairs of barbels, the maxillary pair extending to pectoral-fin base; head shield granulated behind orbit with a blunt conical protuberance above eye; supraoccipital process short, with a median keel, as long as broad at base, its hind end rounded; median longitudinal groove shallow, wide in the middle, tapering at the ends, not reaching to supraoccipital process; predorsal plate angular, cup-shaped (Ref. 3290, 56505). A single pair of ovoid vomerine tooth patches; premaxillary band of teeth in upper jaw in a broad band, 5 times as long as broad, mandibular band of teeth in lower jaw slightly curved and medially interrupted; 2 large tooth patches on roof of mouth, one on each side, well separated from each other with concave inner margins, and rounded or globular teeth (Ref. 3290, 56505). First dorsal and pectoral fins each with a strong spine; dorsal and pectoral fin outermost ray prolonged; pectoral fin filament almost reaching pelvic fins in some specimens; pelvic fin also elongated, reaching anal fin in larger individuals; total anal fin rays 16 (Ref. 3290).Colouration: Dorsal surface of head and body uniform grey to greyish brown, upper third of head and body darkest, gradually fading to a lighter colour along middle third of head and body; lower third and ventral surfaces of head and body dirty white (Ref. 56505). Adipose fin grey, dorsal and caudal fins greyish, fin-rays of all other fins with scattered grey melanophores (Ref. 3290, 56505). Ng, H.H. and J.S. Sparks 2003 The ariid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Ariidae) of Madagascar, with the description of two new species. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. 735:1-21. (Ref. 56505) FB-Morphology-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-02-02 00:00:00 2023-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 Ng, H.H. and J.S. Sparks 2003 The ariid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Ariidae) of Madagascar, with the description of two new species. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. 735:1-21. (Ref. 56505) FB-Distribution-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2023-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: western coast of Madagascar; seldom on the eastern coast (Ref. 3876). Also found in Mozambique (Ref. 5213) and Tanzania (Ref. 4967). 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) FB-Uses-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: commercial Bauchot, M.-L. and G. Bianchi 1984 Fiches FAO d'identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Guide des poissons commerciaux de Madagascar (espèces marines et d'eaux saumâtres). Avec le support du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (Project RAF/79/065). Rome, FAO. 135 p. FB-Migration-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. McDowall, R.M. 1988 Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213) FB-Size-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 70.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)) Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology demersal; anadromous (Ref. 26213); freshwater; brackish; marine McDowall, R.M. 1988 Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213)