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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Cathorops: Greek, kathorao = to observe, to watch + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ignác (Ignatius) Fürth was the Austrian Consul (1871) at Panama. He donated many fish specimens to the Vienna Museum. (Despite the name ‘Congo’ Sea Catfish, the species is found in Central America!) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Placed by Kailola & Bussing (in Fischer et al., 1995:880) tentatively in Cathorops.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande. Tropical; 23°N - 3°S
North, Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from Mexico to Ecuador.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 124487); publicerad maxvikt: 306.10 g (Ref. 124487)
Found in fresh, brackish and marine waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9271).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Kailola, P.J. and W.A. Bussing, 1995. Ariidae. Bagres marinos. p. 860-886. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9271)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Hot mot människor
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00462 - 0.01191), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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