Sona sea catfish
Appearance
Sona sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Sciades |
Species: | S. sona
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Binomial name | |
Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Sona sea catfish, also called the marine catfish or the dusky catfish,[2] (Sciades sona) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It inhabits rivers, estuaries and marine coasts around Pakistan, Indonesia, Polynesia and Thailand. It reaches a maximum total length of 92 cm (36 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 55 cm (22 in). Its maximum known life expectancy is 6 years. Males and females mate for life.[3]
The Sona sea catfish feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates.[4] Its meat is marketed fresh, as well as dried and salted.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hemiarius sona" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.
- 1822