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Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) Giant catfish |
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Kanduli Bukang, Dupit, Ito, Itô, Kanduli, Kanduli, Kiti-kiti, Kurilaw, Patona, Tabanco, Tabango-ngo, Tabangongo, Tabangongo, Tabangongo, Tabangungo, Tabanko, Tauti, |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 185 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,000.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; depth range 10 - 195 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: known with certainty from the Red Sea and the northwestern Indian Ocean. Also reported from Australia, Polynesia and Japan and rarely in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). | |||
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| Biology: | A marine species often found in estuaries, but rarely enters freshwater. Typically euryhaline (Ref. 3876). Reported to occasionally ascend into fresh water (Ref. 12693). Recorded at temperatures ranging from 26-29°C. Feeds mainly on crabs, prawns, mantis shrimps (Squilla species) but also on fishes and mollusks. An important food fish. Marketed mostly fresh; often dried. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (Ref. 96402) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||
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| Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 18.05.94 |
| Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.11.13 |