sand catfish
Arius arenarius
- Usual depth35 m
- Water temperature24°C
- Best monthsFebruary, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The sand catfish is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1849, originally under the genus Bagrus. It is found in subtropical brackish and marine waters in the western Pacific, including China Taiwan, and possibly the Philippines. It reaches a maximum standard length of 29 cm (11 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sand catfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 35 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24°C
Names and classification
- English
- sand catfish
Other scientific names: Arius fangi, Bagrus arenarius
Similar species
- threadfin sea catfish
Arius arius
- Gagora catfish
Arius gagora
- Black-spotted Seacatfish
Arius maculatus
- Manila sea catfish
Arius manillensis
- squirrelheaded catfish
Arius microcephalus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 5 open-data records from 1934 to 2000.
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