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Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840

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It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840. Habitat: 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 50m (66 to 164 ft) and it reaches a maximum total length of 30cm (12ins), but more commonly reaches a TL of 19cm (7.5ins). Diet: Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. Etymology: The specific name venosus: veiny, referring to vein-like latero-sensory canals. Remarks: Captured mainly with bamboo traps and set bagnets. Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 20-50 m. Tropical.

Common Name:

Veined catfish

Synonyms:

Tachysurus venosus

Family:

Ariidae

Distribution:

Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Channel to Burma [=Myanmar] and southern China to Indonesia (excluding the Philippines and Australia). Found in the Mekong delta

Size:

30.0cm T.L. (12ins)

Temp:

20-27°c (67-81°f)

p.H.

7.0-8.5.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2020. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2020 ).
Jayaram, K.C., 1984. Ariidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
www.inaturalist.org

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Arius venosus
Vietnam

Arius venosus
Jalan Legaran Penambang, Mersing, Johore, MY.

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