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Common names: Kanduli, Sea catfish, Tabangongo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1926
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Los Baños, Laguna; San Fabian, Pangasinan; Navotas, Malabon, and Puerto Galera, Mindoro (Ref. 280). Collected from Laguna de Bay in 1984 and considered an excellent food fish. It is frequently hauled with A. manillensis. It has also been reported from Laguna de Bay in a 2005 assessment (Ref. 80824). It was described from a 23.5 cm specimen taken from Paco market, Manila (Ref. 12739). Museum specimens collected from various localities, LRS-84135 (Ref. 13460). Also Ref. 38478.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1926
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Sea catfish, Kanduli, 异海鲶, ... more

Main reference

Kailola, P.J. 1999. (Ref. 38478)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 34.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38478)

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Taiwan, Philippines, and questionably from northern Borneo.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Found in turbid inshore waters, estuaries, embayments, and brackish water lagoons (Ref. 38478). Feeds mainly from the bottom (Ref. 26909). An excellent food fish.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Arius dispar Herre, 1926