| Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae |
| 19.92 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Africa: Madagascar (Ref. 56505). |
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Body moderately compressed (Ref. 56505). Vomerine teeth in a single pair of triangular patches (Ref. 56505). Maximum height of adipose fin 4.5-5.8 % of SL (Ref. 56505). Dorsal surface of head and body uniform gray to grayish brown, upper third of head and body darkest, gradually fading to a lighter color along middle third of head and body; lower third and ventral surfaces of head and body dirty white (Ref. 56505). Adipose fin gray, dorsal-fin rays gray, fin rays of all other fins with scattered gray melanophores (Ref. 56505). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 23 June 2016 (B1ab(i,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| traumatogenic |
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