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Ariopsis simonsi (Starks, 1906)

Canchimala sea catfish
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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Ariopsis: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).

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

marino; salobre demersal. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Colombia to Peru.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 116660)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: osseous medial groove present; fleshy medial groove of neurocranium conspicuous or inconspicuous, but never surpassing posterior margin of eyes; pterotic lateral margin convex, sometimes angled; lateral margin of sphenotic straight, as wide medially as anteriorly; gill rakers on the first and second gill arches 28-37; medial notch of mesethmoid narrow and deep; pectoral spine long 18.7-22.5% SL external posterior branch of lateral ethmoid columnar and thin, fenestra delimited by mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid conspicuous (Ref. 116660).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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

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

Marceniuk, A.P., A.P. Acero, R. Cooke and R. Betancur-R, 2017. Taxonomic revision of the new world genus Ariopsis Gill (Siluriformes: Ariidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4290(1):1-42. (Ref. 116660)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).