Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Jayaram, 1984 | Ng & Sparks, 2003a .
  • Common names : Madagascar sea catfish / Marine catfish / Veined catfish (English), Mâchoiron malgache (French), Vahona / Gogo (Malagasy), Cangala malgache (Portuguese), Bagre malgache (Spanish), Fumi / Hongwe (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : known only from the lower to middle reaches of drainages along the western coast of Madagascar .
  • Distribution_references : Fricke et al., 2018 | Jayaram, 1984 | Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 | Ng & Spark, 2003a .
  • Food habits : feeds mainly on invertebrates .
  • Food habits_references : Jayaram, 1984 .
  • Genetics : Betancur-R, 2009 .
  • Habitat / home range : common in rivers and lakes, also found in estuaries .
  • Habitat_references : Jayaram, 1984 | Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Jayaram, 1984 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 | Ng & Sparks, 2003a .
  • Osteology : Marceniuk et al., 2012 | Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Phylogeny : Betancur-R, 2009 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 .
  • Reproduction_references : Kiener, 1963 .
  • Size : 700 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894 b: 77. Type locality: " Fl. Moroundava ", Madagascar Holotype MNHN n° 1894-2.
  • Use and trade : mostly marketed fresh .