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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Eponymy: Dr William Ralph Taylor (1919–2004) was an American ichthyologist whose university education was interrupted by WW2 service in the US Air Force, so that the University of Kansas only awarded his bachelor’s degree (1947). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Roberts.
Issue
Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Arius taylori Hildebrand 1925, replaced by Arius robertsi Kailola 1990. Resurrected by Ferraris 2007 (Ref. 58032) on the basis of At. 59.4.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; profondeur ? - 3 m. Tropical; 5°S - 9°S
Oceania: Upper Fly River system in Papua New Guinea. Formerly classified as data deficient in the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species (Ref. 36508).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2847)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 19 - 20.
Inhabits upper reaches of shallow flowing streams in turbid waters. Feeds on pulpy fruits of terrestrial plants and terrestrial insects.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).