Amphiarius rugispinis
| Softhead sea catfish | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Amphiarius |
| Species: | A. rugispinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiarius rugispinis (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
The Softhead sea catfish, Amphiarius rugispinis is a species of sea catfish which is found along the northern coast of South America. It is found chiefly in turbid waters of estuaries and around river mouths; it originates from brackish and marine waters of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil.[1] This species grows to about 45 cm (18 in) TL. Reproduction in A. rugispinis appears to be between September to November. The diameter of the eggs is 14–15 millimetres (9⁄16 in), numbering about 30–35 per female.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Amphiarius rugispinis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa 1416: 1–126.
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