Gillbacker sea catfish (Sciades parkeri)

Scientific name: Sciades parkeri Traill, 1832

Gillbacker sea catfish (Sciades parkeri)

The Gillbacker sea catfish (Sciades parkeri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Coastal rivers from Guyana to northern Brazil.

Biology

Mainly found in turbid waters over muddy bottoms in coastal areas, estuaries and lower parts of rivers. Sexually mature after around two years of age. Upon hatching, the alevins are relatively large, approximately 6.0-6.5 cm. Marketed fresh and salted. Fish exported to Canada, USA, England, and Holland (Rayman Bedessee, pers. comm.).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sciades parkeri
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
190
Common length
90.0
Depth range
15–20 m (49–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Coastal rivers from Guyana to northern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.46; tm=2; tmax=4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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