Bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata)

Scientific name: Netuma bilineata Valenciennes, 1840

Bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata)

The Bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 53 - 58. Dorsomedian head groove bordered posteriorly by slightly raised frontals and forming a "V". Gill rakers usually absent on hind aspect of first 2 gill arches. Caudal fin lobes slender and tapered. Adipose fin short-based and located posteriorly.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Netuma bilineata
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
62.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Indo-Malayan region, northern Australia, Queensland, and north to southern Japan. Has long been confused with Arius thalassinus (R?ppell 1837).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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