Biology:Passany sea catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Sciades |
| Species: | S. passany
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| Binomial name | |
| Sciades passany (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The Passany sea catfish[3] (Sciades passany) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.[2] It occurs in estuaries and coastal marine waters in Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] It reaches a maximum total length of 100 cm (39 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm (20 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 15 kg (33 lb).[4] Although not specifically fished for, it is eaten when caught. It may be a host for the parasite Amapacanthus amazonicus.[1]
The passany sea catfish is currently ranked as Data Deficient by the IUCN redlist, but notes that although the species is not of significant interest to fisheries, it possibly has a slow maturation rate due to its size, which may affect its potential for overexploitation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Betancur, R.; Marceniuk, A.P.; Giarrizzo, T.; Fredou, F.L. (2015). "Sciades passany". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T197031A2478070.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197031/2478070. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Synonyms of Sciades passany at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ "Common names of Sciades passany". https://www.fishbase.de/ComNames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=953&GenusName=Sciades&SpeciesName=passany&StockCode=969.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Sciades passany " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753204 entry
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