Comb-gilled catfish (Brustiarius nox)

Scientific name: Brustiarius nox Herre, 1935

The Comb-gilled catfish (Brustiarius nox) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Oceania, lower and middle Sepik and Ramu river systems in Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Occurs primarily on the floodplain and in permanent lakes, occasionally encountered in river channels, but in low numbers. Feeds on small crustaceans, aquatic insect larvae and nymphs, terrestrial insects, plants, detritus, gastropods, leeches and worms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brustiarius nox
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: lower and middle Sepik and Ramu river systems in Papua New Guinea.
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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