Beardless sea catfish (Batrachocephalus mino)

Scientific name: Batrachocephalus mino Hamilton, 1822

Beardless sea catfish (Batrachocephalus mino)

The Beardless sea catfish (Batrachocephalus mino) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae.

Biology

Found in marine coastal waters, as well as in estuaries and tidal rivers. Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Caught with shore seines, dipnets, stake traps and set bagnets. Marketed mostly fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Batrachocephalus mino
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
9.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west and east coast of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia. Known from the tidal zone of the Mekong.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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