Bronze catfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal waters, from estuaries onto the continental shelf. Found mostly on mudflats; males incubate eggs in its mouth . Mainly opportunistic and carnivorous; feeding on sea urchins, crustaceans, fish, prawns, loose scales, and detritus . Has a sharp and venomous dorsal and pectoral spines that can inflict extremely painful injuries . An important food fish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 53 - 58. Dorsomedian head groove bordered posteriorly by slightly raised frontals and forming a "V". Gill rakers usually absent on hind aspect of first 2 gill arches. Caudal fin lobes slender and tapered. Adipose fin short-based and located posteriorly.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bronze catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bronze catfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bronze catfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Indo-Malayan region, northern Australia, Queensland, and north to southern Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | roundsnout sea catfish |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Osakahamagigi · オオサカハマギギ |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius andamanensis | Day | 1871 | Synonym |
| Arius bilineatus | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Arius dayi | Dmitrenko | 1974 | Synonym |
| Arius serratus | Day | 1877 | Synonym |
| Bagrus bilineatus | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Bagrus rhodonotus | Bleeker | 1846 | Synonym |
| Netuma osakae | Jordan & Kasawa | 1925 | Synonym |
| Netuna bilineata | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 4 records indexed .
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