Bressou sea catfish (Aspistor quadriscutis)

Scientific name: Aspistor quadriscutis Valenciennes, 1840

Bressou sea catfish (Aspistor quadriscutis)

The Bressou sea catfish (Aspistor quadriscutis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: South America, Atlantic coastal rivers from Guyana to northeastern Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1. Three pair of barbels on rostral region, two pairs on lower jaw, one pair on posterior end of maxilla; end of maxilla barbel reaching pectoral fin insertion; large saddle-shaped bony plate with rugosa surface in front of dorsal fin, anterior margin of this plate waved but no deep medial incision; body yellow or gray-yellow dorsally, white ventrally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aspistor quadriscutis
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Atlantic coastal rivers from Guyana to northeastern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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