Amphiarius rugispinis

Softhead sea catfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Amphiarius
Species: A. rugispinis
Binomial name
Amphiarius rugispinis
(Valenciennes, 1840)

The Softhead sea catfish, Amphiarius rugispinis is a species of sea catfish which is found along the northern coast of South America. It is found chiefly in turbid waters of estuaries and around river mouths; it originates from brackish and marine waters of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil.[1] This species grows to about 45 cm (18 in) TL. Reproduction in A. rugispinis appears to be between September to November. The diameter of the eggs is 1415 millimetres (916 in), numbering about 3035 per female.

References

  1. Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126.


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