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Guinean sea catfish (Arius parkii) fish species and information / pictures of Guinean sea catfish - Arius parkii

Guinean sea catfish (Arius parkii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Arius parkii

Common Name
Guinean sea catfish

Biology
Base of supra-occipital process wide with median keel.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1864

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Catfish (Siluriformes)

Family

Sea catfishes (Ariidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

80 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 50 - 80 m (Ref. 6541)

Trophic Level

4.06 s.e. 0.70 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

75.0 cm

Common Length

40.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated