Bleeker's catfish (Nemapteryx bleekeri)

Scientific name: Nemapteryx bleekeri Popta, 1900

Bleeker's catfish (Nemapteryx bleekeri)

The Bleeker's catfish (Nemapteryx bleekeri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Western Pacific, possibly Indonesia, exact type locality unknown.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Teardrop-shaped dorsomedian head groove, tapering to a point at the base of the supraoccipital process; high keel. Mouth gape 45-49% of HL. Maxillary barbels 38 - 43% of SL. Gill rakers absent on hind aspect of first 2 gill arches. Dorsal fin spine equal to 4/5 of HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemapteryx bleekeri
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: possibly Indonesia, exact type locality unknown.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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