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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Megalosciades: Named for the disproportionally large head of the type species in comparison to those observed in Sciades and close relatives.
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis. Tropical; 5°S - 9°S
Oceania: Fly River in Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 2847)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 1; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 7; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 20 - 22.
Inhabits river. Feeds exclusively on small fishes including clupeids, chanids and melanotaeniids.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | 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)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
ancaman kepada manusia
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Daya lenting (Ref.
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).