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Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

Giant catfish
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Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Off Jizan, southern Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast (Ref. 99978).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogorodsky, S.V., T.J. Alpermann, A.O. Mal and M.H. Gabr, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Netuma: A Tamil word that means "dance".
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); αμφίδρομο (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους 10 - 195 m (Ref. 12260).   Subtropical; 34°N - 34°S, 32°E - 154°E

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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).

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm 36.3, range 33 - 45 cm
Max length : 185 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 30573); common length : 70.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9987); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 1.0 kg (Ref. 4883)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

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.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Incubates eggs in the mouth. The fry continue to take refuge in the mouths of the male fish for the first 2 months and once they leave, the males start to eat avidly and may consume their ouwn young.

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Συνεργάτες

Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)




Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.1 - 28.3, mean 26.8 (based on 839 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00728 - 0.01042), b=3.06 (3.01 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.06-0.45; tm=2-4; tmax=19; Fec=34-88).
Prior r = 0.31, 95% CL = 0.20 - 0.46, Based on 4 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.