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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Kyataphisa: Kyataphisa is from the Bengali, meaning catfish.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Issue
Junior synonym of Kyataphisa nenga, according to Marceniuk et al., 2023 (Ref. 130933:461).
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; anfídromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 25°N - 8°S, 62°E - 117°E
Indo-Pacific: east and west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Indo-Australian archipelago but not in the Philippines or Australia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 97030); common length : 24.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3290); peso máx. publicado: 1.5 kg (Ref. 121653)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 1; Raios dorsais (total) : 7; Raios anais : 16 - 30. Head profile concave at nape. Head shield strongly rugose and granulated; supra-occipital process short, about as long as broad, with median keel, hind end concave. Dorsal and pectoral fins with very strong, thick, and coarsely granulated spine; tip of dorsal spine produced into a long filament; adipose fin rather large. Body with metallic blue luster. Tip of dorsal fin blackish, its filament black; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins dusky; caudal fin paler; adipose fin either entirely black or bearing a large black blotch on upper half.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Mostly marine. Enters brackish waters and tidal rivers (Ref. 4833). Regularly ascends into fresh water in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 12693). Marketed fresh, also dried-salted. An important food fish.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 28 - 29.3, mean 28.9 °C (based on 733 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00437 - 0.00602), b=3.18 (3.13 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=0.65).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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