Veined catfish
Arius venosus
- Usual depth5 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
The veined catfish, also known as the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the Indo-western Pacific region, including the Mozambique Channel, Myanmar, Indonesia and southern China. It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m. It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 19 cm (7.5 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Veined 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Veined catfish, veined catfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- bagre veteado
- French
- mâchoiron veiné
- Thai
- ปลากดทะเลยาว
Other scientific names: Tachysurus venosus
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
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).
- 22 open-data records from 1929 to 2022.
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