About this species
Arius jella, the blackfin sea catfish, is a species of ocean catfish in the Siluriformes order.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Arius jella”, 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Tachysurus jella
Similar species
- sand catfish
Arius arenarius
- 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).
- 10 open-data records from 1877 to 2008.
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