Blacktip sea catfish
📖 Overview
Found along the coast . Enters the lower parts of rivers of the east coast of Africa . Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried-salted . Males incubate eggs in its mouth . Air bladder utilized for isinglass.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils , two pairs of vomerine toothpletes , and a very short adipose-fin base . Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blacktip sea catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 50 m . Tropical; 31°N - 27°S, 42°E - 107°E West Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Iran, Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra.
🌿 Ecology
invertebrates and small fishes
📐 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 | Dussumier's Catfish · Giant Marine Catfish · Shupanga Sea Catfish · Tropical Seacatfish · blacktip sea catfish |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سلور البحر أسود الطرف · سلور البحر الأستوائي · سلور بحري عملاق |
| 🌍CES | křížovec Dussumierův |
| 🇫🇷French | Machoiron Pointes Noires |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | bagre puntas negras |
| 🌍THA | ปลากดทะเลหลังจุด |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariodes dussumieri | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Arius dussumieri | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Arius goniaspis | Bleeker | 1857 | Synonym |
| Arius kirkii | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Tachysurus dussumieri | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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