| Family: |
Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae |
| Max. size: |
120 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 19 kg |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: southern New Guinea and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-21; Vertebrae: 49-50. Teeth strong, non-depressible; in narrow bands in jaws and in four patches arranged across front palate. Snout prominent, jaw teeth exposed; mouth wide. Head somewhat venulosus, head shield almost smooth. Eye small, free of head skin, 6-14% HL. No rakers on posterior face of first two arches; gill opening wide. Body orange-yellow; lips, inside mouth and body usually covered with orange or yellow mucus, and teeth usually reddish (Ref. 40908). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits coastal and lower mangrove areas, estuaries into main rivers and lagoons (Ref. 40908, 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
traumatogenic |
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