Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840

Dupit Ito,  Itô,  Kanduli,  Sea catfish,  Tabangongo,  Tabangongo,  Tauti,  Kanduli,  Kiti-kiti,  Tabangongo,  Tabangongo,  Tabangungo, 

Arius manillensis
photo by FAO

 Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
 Max. size:  29.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Asia: endemic to the Philippines.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  traumatogenic
 Country info:  Reported from Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824), Pasig River; Santa Cruz, Laguna; Orani, Bataan; Cavite; and Navotas, Rizal (Ref. 280). A commercial fish with a recorded catch of 745 MT in 1983 from Laguna de Bay alone. Museum specimens collected in 1984 from various localities, LRS-84133 (Ref. 13460). Also Ref. 94476.

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 29.09.97
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.11.13

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