Arius sagor

• Taxonomy
• Physical Description
• Distribution
• Habitat
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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Overview:

Family: Sea catfishes; Found along the coastline, mainly around estuaries. Ascends into fresh water of the upper tidal zone. Occurs in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. An important food fish (Ref. 3290). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton, 1822)
2. Pimelodus sagor Hamilton, 1822
3. Tachysurus sagor (Hamilton, 1822)

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name.

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

Species Arius sagor:

Males are commonly 30 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 45 cm (Total Length).

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Distribution

Range and Population

Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, west and east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indo-Australian Archipelago (but not occurring in Papua New Guinea or Australia). Also reported from China, and Philippines^[1]. Reports from eastern Africa and the Red Sea need confirmation.

Habitat

Biome

Brackish water, saltwater. Demersal.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Arius:

There are approximately 153 species 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. caecatus · A. caelatus (Engraved Cat-Fish) · A. carinatus (Comb-Spined Catfish) · A. coatesi (Coates' Catfish) · A. commersonii · 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. dusummieri · A. egertoni · A. equestris · A. maculatus · A. falcA. africanus · A. falconus · A. fürthii · A. festinus · Cathorops spixii · A. f�rthii · A. fuerthi · 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 (Salmon Catfish) · A. leptonotacanthus (Smoothspined Catfish) · A. liropus · A. longicephalus · A. lumiscutis · A. macracanthus · A. macrocephalus (Large-Scaled Catfish) · A. macronotacanthus · A. macrorhynchus (Sharp-Nosed Catfish) · A. maculatus (Marine Catfish) · A. madagascariensis (Madagascar Sea Catfish) · A. magatensis · A. malabaricus · A. manillensis (Sea Catfish) · A. mastersi (Master's 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

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