Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Soldier catfish
Osteogeneiosus militaris
photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA

 Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
 Max. size:  35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal, potamodromous
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, Malacca, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, and Malaysia. Recorded from Pakistan (Ref. 2872).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found in marine, coastal waters, as well as in estuaries and river mouths. Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. Caught with shore seines, dipnets, stake traps and set bagnets. Sold mostly fresh in markets.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  traumatogenic
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 27.01.14
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 15.07.94

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