Description

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Common Names

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Catfish , English , Malaysia

Marine catfish , English , Malaysia

Short nosed catfish , English , India

Short nosed catfish , English , Pakistan

Short nosed catfish , English , Philippines

Short-nosed catfish , English , India

Shovel nose sea catfish , English , India

Shovel nose sea catfish , English , Pakistan

Shovel nose sea catfish , English , Philippines

Shovelnose sea catfish , English , Malaysia

Shovelnose sea catfish , English , Global

Mâchoiron savate , French , France

Duri , Malay , Malaysia

Duri sodok , Malay , Malaysia

Otek , Malay , Malaysia

Pulutan , Malay , Malaysia

Utek , Malay , Malaysia

Theydoo , Malayalam , India

തേയ്ടൂ , Malayalam , India

തേയ്ടൂ , Malayalam , India

鏟吻海鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

铲吻海鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

ариус коротконосый , Russian , Russia

Ura anguluva , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka

Bagre zapatero , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ariidae

Genus: Arius

Species: Arius subrostratus Valenciennes, 1840

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan east to Thailand then south to the Philippines and Indonesia.

Biology

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Found in marine waters, as well as estuaries and tidal rivers, at times burrowed in the soft mud of the mangroves. Feed mainly on invertebrates. Males incubate the eggs in the buccal cavity (Ref. 43081). The sharp dorsal and pectoral fin spines can inflict painful wounds. Also caught with dipnets and set bagnets. Sold mostly fresh.

Habitat

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brackish