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Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

Sona sea catfish
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Common names: Dusky catfish, Khaga, Shingada
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Jayaram, K.C., 1984
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mumbai coast and Hooghly estuary in West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 3290, 4833.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mâchoiron goujon, Sona sea-catfish, 印度洋海鲶, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology:   More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - 60 m.   Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: ranges from Pakistan eastwards to Thailand and southwards to Indonesia and Polynesia. Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).

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Maturity: Lm ?, range 24 - ? cm
Max length : 92.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3290); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3290); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 52060)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters, as well as estuaries and tidal rivers. Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. The sharp dorsal and pectoral fin spines can inflict painful wounds. Sold mostly fresh and dried-salted in markets.

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Distinct pairing. Mouth brooding may be employed as a parenting strategy (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

Jayaram, K.C., 1984. Ariidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3290)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.1 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 111 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00458 - 0.01258), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.36; tm=2; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.