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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Bagreinae
Etymology: Bagre: Mozarabic, bagre, taken from Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Species treated as valid in Kailola & Bussing in Fischer et al. (1995: 878), but with Galeichthys eydouxii as a possible senior synonym. Therefore, the name G. eydouxii is tentatively placed here.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal. Tropical; 32°N - 3°S, 114°W - 77°W
North, Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 95.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body robust, rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly; mouth sub-terminal and wide; teeth villiform, arranged in a narrow band followed by four narrow continuous bands across the palate; two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbels long and ribbon-like; dorsal and pectoral fin spines long. Body brown; back metallic blue or bright violet; belly silvery gray; fins yellowish green; a black spot present anterior to the anal fin (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults are found in coastal waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh, salted, dried and smoked (Ref. 9271).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Kailola, P.J. and W.A. Bussing, 1995. Ariidae. Bagres marinos. p. 860-886. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9271)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 22.1 - 28.2, mean 25.9 °C (based on 42 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00234 - 0.00743), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 69.2 [37.0, 152.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.791 [0.485, 1.341] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.6, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.177 [0.098, 0.317] g/100g; Selenium = 74.8 [36.7, 157.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.1 [6.8, 44.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.947 [0.638, 1.452] mg/100g (wet weight);