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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Ariopsis: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 25°N - 15°N

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Central America: Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58022); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3265)

Consumed mostly fresh.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

Marceniuk, A.P. and N.A. Menezes, 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416:1-126. (Ref. 58022)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 August 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00379 - 0.01665), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 152 [81, 315] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.17 [0.76, 2.00] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.2 [15.6, 19.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.252 [0.145, 0.441] g/100g ; Selenium = 40.9 [22.8, 77.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 22.9 [10.2, 51.3] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.55 [1.06, 2.32] mg/100g (wet weight);

Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864)