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Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)

Blue sea catfish
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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Ariopsis: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 0 - 20 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical; 24°N - 14°N

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Eastern Pacific: Mexico,(from the mouth of Colorado River, Sonora) to Costa Rica.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 115882)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: mesethmoid median portion wide, medial notch of mesethmoid large and shallow mouth wide 13.0-15.2% SL; cephalic shield at frontal area wide, 10.0-11.5% SL; cephalic shield at lateral ethmoid area wide 14.3-15.3% SL; distance between anterior nostrils wide 7.1-8.6% SL; distance between posterior nostrils wide 7.2-8.7% SL; osseous medial groove absent; fleshy medial groove of neurocranium conspicuous or inconspicuous, but never surpassing posterior margin of eyes; lateral margin of sphenotic straight, as wide medially as anteriorly; pterotic lateral margin markedly convex, sometimes angled; pectoral spine long 18.2-20.5% SL; external posterior branch of lateral ethmoid columnar and thin; fenestra delimited by mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid conspicuous (Ref. 116660).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Abundant in marine and brackish waters (Ref. 9271). Also enters freshwater (Ref. 36880).

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Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Συνεργάτες

Marceniuk, A.P., A.P. Acero, R. Cooke and R. Betancur-R, 2017. Taxonomic revision of the new world genus Ariopsis Gill (Siluriformes: Ariidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4290(1):1-42. (Ref. 116660)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.6 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 52 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00406 - 0.01076), b=3.09 (2.95 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 18.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 90.4 [44.2, 226.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.941 [0.547, 1.728] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [15, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.211 [0.111, 0.415] g/100g; Selenium = 44.4 [20.1, 104.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26 [8, 83] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.66 [1.09, 2.62] mg/100g (wet weight);