Overview
Family : Sea catfishes; Occurs mainly in brackish estuaries and lagoons . Found on shallow muddy bottoms [1]. Feeds on fish and shrimps. Two annual cycles of slower growth occur during the dry seasons (March and August to November). Life span is three to four years. Sexually mature at 1.5 to 2 years of age. Reproduction takes place from November to April. Consumed as food[2]. Marketed fresh. The skull is sold throughout the world as crucifix.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Creole, French:
Machioran Blan
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Machioran Blan
Common Names in Danish:
Krucifiksfisk
Common Names in Djuka:
Gata Fisi
Common Names in Dutch:
Christusvis
Common Names in English:
Catfish, Christfish, Crucifex Catfish, Crucifix Catfish, Crucifix Sea Catfish, Crucifixfish, Gillbacker, Marine Catfish
Common Names in French:
Mâchoiron Crucifix
Common Names in Galibi:
Kubila
Common Names in Malay:
Duri, Pulutan, Utek
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
前眼海鯰, 前眼鱨
Common Names in Palicur:
Ouboumwi
Common Names in Polish:
Sumik Krzyzowy
Common Names in Portuguese:
Bagre, Bagre Crucifixio, Bagre-Branco, Bagre-Crucifixo, Guri-Branco, Iritinga, Uritinga
Common Names in S. American Indian:
Kokwari, Kupira
Common Names in Spanish:
Bagre Piedrero
Common Names in Sranan:
Kokwari, Kupira
Description
Habitat
Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Siluriformes
()
- Family:
Ariidae
()
- Genus:
Hexanematichthys
()
- Bleeker, 1857-1858
- Specific name:
proops
- (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Scientific name: - Hexanematichthys proops (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Specific name:
proops
- (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Genus:
Hexanematichthys
(
- Family:
Ariidae
(
- 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
(
Synonyms
Arius proops (Valenciennes • Bagrus proops Valenciennes • Sciadeichthys proops (Valenciennes
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Ferraris Jr. C.J., Data last modified by FishBase 11-May-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Hexanematichthys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. assimilis (Maya Sea Catfish) · H. bonillai (New Granada Sea Catfish) · H. couma (Couma Sea Catfish) · H. dowii (Brown Sea Catfish) · H. guatemalensis (Blue Sea Catfish) · H. kessleri (Sculptured Sea Catfish) · H. leptaspis (Triangular-Shield Catfish) · H. mastersi (Master's Catfish) · H. osculus (Chomba Sea Catfish) · H. parkeri (Gillbacker Sea Catfish) · H. passany (Marine Catfish) · H. platypogon (Cominate Sea Catfish) · H. proops (Catfish) · H. sagor (Sagor Sea Catfish) · H. seemanni (Tete Sea Catfish) · H. couma (Pemecou Sea Catfish)
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Further Reading
- Burgess, Warren E. 1989. An Atlas of Freshwater and Marine Catfishes: A Preliminary Survey of the Siluriformes. T. F. H. Publications, Inc. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA. 784.
- Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992). Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales ma
- Le Bail, P.-Y, P. Keith and P. Planquette (2000). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 2, fascicule II). Publications scientifiques du M.N.H.N, Paris, 307 p.
- Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (2003). Ariidae (Sea catfishes). p. 447-455. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
- Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 21, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3325457
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-143058
- Fishbase Species ID: 955
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 113034
Footnotes
- Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992). Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales ma ... [back]
- Le Bail, P.-Y, P. Keith and P. Planquette (2000). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 2, fascicule II). Publications scientifiques du M.N.H.N, Paris, 307 p. [back]
