Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner, 1877)

Red sea catfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Ariidae
Synonyms	Aelurichthys pinnimaculatus, Felichthys pinnimaculatus, ... more
Common names	Long-barbeled sea catfish, Sea catfish, Bagre barbón, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Kailola, P.J. and W.A. Bussing. 1995. (Ref. 9271)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 95.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 32°N - 3°S

Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
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Short description

Body robust, rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly; mouth sub-terminal and wide; teeth villiform, arranged in a narrow band followed by four narrow continuous bands across the palate; two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbels long and ribbon-like; dorsal and pectoral fin spines long. Body brown; back metallic blue or bright violet; belly silvery gray; fins yellowish green; a black spot present anterior to the anal fin (Ref. 55763).

Found in coastal waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh, salted, dried and smoked (Ref. 9271).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (62 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Busson, Frédéric

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