Overview
Family : Sea catfishes; Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 38478).
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Sand Catfish
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
Habitat
Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- 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
()
- Order:
Siluriformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
- Arius fangi Chaux, 1949
- Bagrus arenarius Müller & Troschel, 1849
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Ferraris Jr. C.J.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Arius
There are approximately 132 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. acutirostris · A. africanus (African Sea Catfish) · A. arafurensis · A. arenarius (Sand Catfish) · A. argenteus · A. argyropleuron (Longsnouted Catfish) · A. arius (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. bonillai · 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. falcarius africanus · A. festinus · Cathorops spixii · 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. labiatus · A. laticeps · A. latirostris (Broad-Snouted Catfish) · A. latiscutatus (Marine Catfsish) · A. argyropleuron · A. leiotetocephalus · A. leptaspis (Catfish) · A. leptonotacanthus (Smoothspined Catfish) · A. liropus · 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. microcephalus (Squirrelheaded Catfish) · Diplomystes chilensis · A. midgleyi (Shovel-Nosed Catfish) · A. militaris · 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 · A. pectoralis · A. phrygiatus (Kukwari Sea Catfish) · A. pidada · A. platysoma · A. platystomus (Flatmouth Catfish) · A. polystaphylodon (Marine Catfish) · A. proximus · A. robertsi (Taylor's Catfish) · A. rugispinis (Marine Catfish)
Bibliography
- Kailola, P.J. (1999). Ariidae (=Tachysuridae): sea catfishes (fork-tailed catfishes). p. 1827-1879. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacifi
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 7, 2006.
- Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3325100
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-142380
- Fishbase Species ID: 58254
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 97502
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 680684
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103006
