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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
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; rango de profundidad ? - 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).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2847)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).