Longsnouted catfish
📖 Overview
Occurs in inshore waters over soft bottoms . Feeds on detritus, prawns, soft-bodied organisms, and mud .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 21. Head depressed and elongate, 27 - 36% (mean 32%) of SL; exposed shield very striate or sharply granular. Narrow supraoccipital process, always keeled. Low set eyes. Small mouth, width 24 - 40% (mean 31%) of HL. Gill rakers absent on hind aspect of first 2 gill arches. Posterior epithelial ridges of palate run transversely. Caudal peduncle depth, 1.3 - 2.1 in its length .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longsnouted catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical West Pacific: South and southeast Asia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
detritus, prawns, soft-bodied organisms, and mud (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 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 | Broadbent's Catfish · Longsnout Catfish · longsnouted catfish · Sand Catfish · Spoon-nosed Catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec stříbroploutvý |
| 🌍THA | ปลาเซียว |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius acutus | Bleeker | 1846 | Synonym |
| Arius argyropleuron | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Arius colcloughi | Ogilby | 1910 | Synonym |
| Arius hamiltonis | Bleeker | 1846 | Synonym |
| Arius macrocephalus | Bleeker | 1846 | Synonym |
| Arius schlegeli | Bleeker | 1863 | Synonym |
| Hemipimelodes colcloughi | Ogilby | 1910 | Synonym |
| Hemipimelodus colcloughi | Ogilby | 1910 | Synonym |
| Tachysurus argyropleuron | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Tachysurus broadbenti | Ogilby | 1908 | Synonym |
| Trachysurus broadbenti | Ogilby | 1908 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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