Arius agreutes
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Class: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Subclass: Actinopterygii
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass: Actinopteri
- Cohort: Clupeocephala
- Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
- Cohort: Clupeocephala
- Infraclass: Actinopteri
- Subclass: Actinopterygii
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Class: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Physical Description
Family Ariidae:
Chiefly marine; occasionally freshwater. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Forked caudal fin. Adipose fin present. Barbels usually 3 pairs, rarely 2 pairs. Nasal barbels absent. Bony plates present on head and near dorsal fin. A leading spine in both pectoral and dorsal fins. Many species enter freshwater and some are restricted to freshwater. Normally the male carries the relatively large eggs in its mouth until hatching.
The family Ariidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Siluriformes. It contains 14 genera and 120 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 42° n to 40° s and 122° w to 154° e. Etymology of this family name: Perhaps from Greek, ari = particle with the meaning of strength, power, but it is need confirmation
Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Arius:
There are approximately 147 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: A. acutirostris · A. africanus (African Sea Catfish) · A. agreutes · A. arafurensis · A. arenA. (Sand Catfish) · A. argenteus · A. argyropleuron (Longsnouted Catfish) · A. A. (Hamilton's Catfish) · A. armiger (Threadfin Catfish) · A. augustus (Short Barbelled Catfish) · Cinetodus froggatti · A. berneyi (Berney's Catfish) · A. bilineatus (Bronze Catfish) · A. bleekeri (Bleeker's Catfish) · A. brevirostris · A. brunellii · A. burmanicus · A. caelatus (Engraved Cat-Fish) · A. carinatus (Comb-Spined Catfish) · A. coatesi (Coates' Catfish) · A. cookei · A. cous · A. crassilabris (Thick-Lipped Catfish) · A. crossocheilos (Marine Catfish) · A. danielsi (Daniel's Catfish) · A. dioctes · A. dispar (Sea Catfish) · A. doriae · A. dussumieri (Blacktip Sea Catfish) · A. egertoni · A. equestris · A. maculatus · A. falcA. africanus · A. falconus · A. festinus · Cathorops spixii · A. f�rthii · A. fulcaris · A. furthii · A. gagora (Gagora Catfish) · A. gagorides · A. gagoroides · A. latiscutatus · A. latiscutatus · A. gigas (Ewe) · A. goniaspis · A. graeffei (Blue Catfish) · A. grandicassisand · A. hainesi · A. hardenbergi · A. harmandi (Harmand's Catfish) · A. herzbergi · A. parkii · A. heudelotii (Marine Catfish) · A. insidiator · A. intermedius · A. jella (Blackfin Sea Catfish) · A. kanganamenensis · A. kutchensis · A. labiatus · A. laticeps · A. latirostris (Broad-Snouted Catfish) · A. latiscutatus (Marine Catfsish) · A. argyropleuron · A. leiotetocephalus · A. lelotetacephalus · A. leptaspis (Catfish) · A. leptonotacanthus (Smoothspined Catfish) · A. liropus · A. longicephalus · A. macracanthus · A. macrocephalus (Large-Scaled Catfish) · A. macronotacanthus · A. macrorhynchus (Sharp-Nosed Catfish) · A. maculatus (Giant Cat-Fish) · A. madagascariensis (Madagascar Sea Catfish) · A. magatensis · A. malabaricus · A. manillensis (Sea Catfish) · A. mastersi (Catfish) · A. melanochir · Cathorops fuerthii · A. melanopus aguadulce · A. microcephalus (Squirrelheaded Catfish) · Diplomystes chilensis · A. midgleyi (Shovel-Nosed Catfish) · A. militaris · A. nalla · A. nella (Smooth-Headed Catfish) · A. nenga · A. neogranatensis · A. nigricans · A. nox (Comb-Gilled Catfish) · A. nuchalis · A. nudidens · A. oetik (Lowly Catfish) · A. parki · A. parkii (Guinean Sea Catfish) · A. parvipinnis · A. paucus
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Notes
Contributors:
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources:
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