Fleshysnout catfish (Arius dispar)

Scientific name: Arius dispar Herre, 1926

Fleshysnout catfish (Arius dispar)

The Fleshysnout catfish (Arius dispar) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, and questionably from northern Borneo.

Biology

Found in turbid inshore waters, estuaries, embayments, and brackish water lagoons. Feeds mainly from the bottom. An excellent food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arius dispar
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Taiwan, Philippines, and questionably from northern Borneo.
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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