Guinean sea catfish (Arius parkii)

Scientific name: Arius parkii G?nther, 1864

The Guinean sea catfish (Arius parkii) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco.

Biology

Base of supra-occipital process wide with median keel.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arius parkii
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
50–80 m (164–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 50 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)

Sources

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

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