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Pseudosciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

Sona sea catfish
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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Pseudosciades: Name from Latin 'Pseudo' meaning false, referring to its convergent morphology with the Neotropical genus Sciades..
More on author: Hamilton.

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

marino; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 50 - 60 m. Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: ranges from Pakistan eastwards to Thailand and southwards to Indonesia and Polynesia. Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 24 - ? cm
Max length : 92.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3290); common length : 55.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3290); edad máxima reportada: 6 años (Ref. 52060)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters, as well as estuaries and tidal rivers. Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. The sharp dorsal and pectoral fin spines can inflict painful wounds. Sold mostly fresh and dried-salted in markets.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Distinct pairing. Mouth brooding may be employed as a parenting strategy (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Colaboradores

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.1 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 111 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00458 - 0.01258), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.36; tm=2; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.