Soldier catfish (Osteogeneiosus militaris)

Scientific name: Osteogeneiosus militaris Linnaeus, 1758

Soldier catfish (Osteogeneiosus militaris)

The Soldier catfish (Osteogeneiosus militaris) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, west coast of India to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, Malacca, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, and Malaysia. Recorded from Pakistan.

Biology

Found in marine, coastal waters, as well as in estuaries and river mouths. Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. Caught with shore seines, dipnets, stake traps and set bagnets. Sold mostly fresh in markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Osteogeneiosus militaris
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
23.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, Malacca, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, and Malaysia. Recorded from Pakistan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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