Armoured sea catfish (Hemiarius stormii)

Scientific name: Hemiarius stormii Bleeker, 1858

Armoured sea catfish (Hemiarius stormii)

The Armoured sea catfish (Hemiarius stormii) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Asia, Thailand to Indonesia.

Biology

Head wider than deep; snout pointed; palatine teeth granular.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemiarius stormii
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Thailand to Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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