Arius parkii Günther, 1864

Guinean sea catfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Ariidae
Synonyms	Arius capellonis, Arius granulatus, Tachysurus capellonis, ... more
Common names	Marine catfish, Poisson-chat de Guinée, Konkoé wolossoé, ... more

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Main reference

Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 2683)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3876); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 50 - 80 m (Ref. 6541)

Climate / Range

Tropical

Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco.
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Short description

Base of supra-occipital process wide with median keel.

Marine species commonly found along the continental coast; often entering adjacent estuaries and freshwater rivers (Ref. 3876). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587). Dorsal and pectoral serrated spines are venomous and can cause very painful wounds (Ref. 43448).


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)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Cruz, Tess

Modified by Casal, Christine Marie V.

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