Giant sea catfish (Arius gigas)

Scientific name: Arius gigas Boulenger, 1911

Giant sea catfish (Arius gigas)

The Giant sea catfish (Arius gigas) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Africa, in Volta and Niger rivers.

Biology

Base of supra-occipital process moderately wide.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arius gigas
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
165
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: in Volta and Niger rivers.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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