African sea catfish
Appearance
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African sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Arius |
Species: | A. africanus
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Binomial name | |
Arius africanus Günther, 1867
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The African sea catfish (Arius africanus), also known as the marine catfish,[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1867.[4] It is found in tropical brackish and freshwater in Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Pangani River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).[3]
The diet of the African sea catfish consists of small finfish and invertebrates.[5] It is of commercial interest to fisheries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Arius africanus at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius africanus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Arius africanus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Playfair, R. L. and A. Günther, 1867 [ref. 3490] The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. London. i-xix + 1-153, Pls. 1-21.
- ^ Food items reported for Arius africanus at fishbase.org.