Shovelnose sea catfish
Arius subrostratus
- Usual depth24 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Navaneeth Sini George, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The shovelnose sea catfish, also called the short-nosed catfish or the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Shovelnose sea 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: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 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 24 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Shovelnose sea catfish
Other scientific names: Arius subostratus, Tachysurus subrostratus
Similar species
Black-spotted SeacatfishArius maculatus
- sand catfish
Arius arenarius
- threadfin sea catfish
Arius arius
- Gagora catfish
Arius gagora
- Manila sea catfish
Arius manillensis
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).
- 52 open-data records from 2007 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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