Threadfin sea catfish
📖 Overview
Common in estuaries, tidal rivers and brackish water lakes. Feeds mostly on invertebrates. Caught mainly with bagnets, dipnets and bamboo stake traps, also on hook and line .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22. Head shield smooth anteriorly with a series of granules and rugae posteriorly. Adipose fin with a large black spot. Lateral line bifurcating at the base of tail. Gill rakers present on the hind aspect of all gill arches. Dorsal spine with a filament at its tip. Moderately deep caudal peduncle, 1.5 to 2.1 (mean 1.8) in its depth. .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Threadfin sea catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Threadfin sea catfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Threadfin sea catfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical; 26°N - 10°S, 56°E - 127°E West Pacific: from Oman to India south to Indonesia and north to Philippines and China.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Threadfin sea catfish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Threadfin sea catfish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Threadfin sea catfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | threadfin sea catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec obecný |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Trådfinnet havmalle |
| 🇫🇷French | mâchoiron fouet |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bagre-marinho-da-Indochina |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный ариус |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | bagre filamentoso |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 絲鰭海鯰 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius boakeii | Turner | 1867 | Synonym |
| Arius buchanani | Day | 1877 | Synonym |
| Arius cochinchinensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Arius falcarius | Richardson | 1845 | Synonym |
| Bagrus crinalis | Richardson | 1846 | Synonym |
| Pimelodus arius | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Pimelodus mong | Richardson | 1846 | Synonym |
| Tachysurus arius | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .
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