Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii)

Scientific name: Sciades herzbergii Bloch, 1794

Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii)

The Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: South America, Caribbean and Atlantic draining rivers and estuaries from Colombia to Brazil.

Biology

Adults occur in turbid estuaries, mangrove-lined lagoons and lower parts of rivers being very tolerant to changes in salinity. Found on shallow soft bottoms. Feed on a large variety of bottom-living and pelagic organisms including those found among the roots of mangroves. Reproduction occurs between September and December. A female lays 20-30 eggs, with a diameter of 10-12 mm. Males incubate the eggs in their mouth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sciades herzbergii
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
94.2
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Caribbean and Atlantic draining rivers and estuaries from Colombia to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3; Fec=200)

Sources

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

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