| Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae |
| 31 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; brackish; marine, amphidromous |
| Indian Ocean: India and Sri Lanka. Also reported from Pakistan (Ref. 2872), Myanmar (Ref. 5736) and Bangladesh (Ref. 58022). |
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| Occurs in coastal waters and estuaries. Feeds mainly on invertebrates. Caught mainly with bottom trawls, stake traps, shore seines, set bagnets and on hook and line. An important food fish (Ref. 3290). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| traumatogenic |
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