Pemecou sea catfish
📖 Overview
Adults occur in turbid estuaries, mangrove-lined lagoons and lower parts of rivers being very tolerant to changes in salinity. Found on shallow soft bottoms . Feed on a large variety of bottom-living and pelagic organisms including those found among the roots of mangroves. Reproduction occurs between September and December. A female lays 20-30 eggs, with a diameter of 10-12 mm. Males incubate the eggs in their mouth .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pemecou sea catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Females reach maturity at a younger age than males and grow faster. The male incubates 28-40 eggs in the mouth and 200-400 eggs that are fixed in a glutinous mass on its head. Incubation takes 10-12 days. After 50-60 days fully functional young (6-6.5 cm TL) are released.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical South America: Caribbean and Atlantic draining rivers and estuaries from Colombia to Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
a large variety of bottom-living and pelagic organisms including those found among the roots of mang
📐 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 | Gillbacker · Pemecou sea catfish · flapnose sea catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec Herzbergův |
| 🇫🇷French | Mâchoiron pémécou |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bagre branco · Bagre-Curibu |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Селенаспис |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Bagre Blanco · Bagre Guatero · Barduro de Mar · Chivo de Mar · bagre moreno |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius hertzbergii | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Arius herzbergii | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Bagrus coelestinus | Müller & Troschel | 1849 | Synonym |
| Bagrus mesops | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Bagrus pemecus | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Hexanematichthys herzbergii | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Hexanematichthys hymenorrhinos | Bleeker | 1862 | Synonym |
| Netuma dubia | Bleeker | 1862 | Synonym |
| Pimelodus argenteus | Lacepède | 1803 | Heterotypic |
| Sciades hymenorrhinos | Bleeker | 1862 | Synonym |
| Sciades hymenorrhinus | Bleeker | 1862 | Synonym |
| Selenapsis herzbergii | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Selenaspis herzbergi | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
| Silurus herzbergii | Bloch | 1794 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 80 records indexed .
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