Stinging catfish
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Adults found mainly in ponds, ditches, swamps and marshes, but sometimes occur in muddy rivers. Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields . Can tolerate slightly brackish water. Omnivorous. Breed in confined waters during the monsoon months, but can breed in ponds, derelict ponds and ditches when sufficient rain-water accumulates. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family . In great demand due to its medicinal value. Venomous fish, from its pectoral spines .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Stinging catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs are deposited in a depression usually excavated by both parents in mud, in shallow water. Parents guard the eggs and young until they can fend for themselves which lasts for about one month .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 30; depth range ? - 1 m . Tropical; 21°C - 25°C ; 33°N - 5°N, 64°E - 97°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- pain
- oedema
- rare systemic effects
Wound care, analgesia.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Asian Stinging Catfish · Fossil Cat · Stinging Catfish |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سلور لساع آسيوي · قط أحفوري |
| 🌍ASM | Singee |
| 🌍BEN | Shingi |
| 🌍CES | keříčkovec dvoupásý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Gællesæk-ålemalle |
| 🌍FAS | Dudeh |
| 🌍HIN | Bitchu · सिंघी |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | インドナマズ · レッドキャット |
| 🌍MYA | Nga-gyi |
| 🌍NEP | Singhi |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Сом мешкожаберный |
| 🌍SIN | Hunga |
| 🌍THA | ปลาจีดอินเดีย |
| 🌍URD | Lohar |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccobranchus fossilis | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Saccobranchus microcephalus | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Saccobranchus singio | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Silurus biserratus | Swainson | 1839 | Synonym |
| Silurus fossilis | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Silurus laticeps | Swainson | 1838 | Synonym |
| Silurus singio | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .
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