Pseudosciades sona
Pseudosciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)
The Sona sea catfish, also called the marine catfish or the dusky catfish, (Pseudosciades sona) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus. It inhabits rivers, estuaries and marine coasts around Pakistan, Indonesia, Polynesia and Thailand. It reaches a maximum total length of 92 cm (36 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 55 cm (22 in). Its maximum known life expectancy is 6 years. Males and females mate for life.
The Sona sea catfish feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates. Its meat is marketed fresh, as well as dried and salted.
- Also published as
- Arius sona (Hamilton, 1822); Hemiarius sona (Hamilton, 1822); Pimelodus sona Hamilton, 1822; Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822); Tachysurus sona (Hamilton, 1822); Bagrus trachipomus Valenciennes, 1840; Hexanematichthys leptocassis Bleeker, 1861
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References
- Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de vischfauna van het eiland Pinang. Verslagen En Mededeelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde, v. 12: 64–80.
- Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Quatorzième. Suite Du Livre Seizième. Labroïdes. Livre Dix-Septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris., v. 14: i–xxii + 2 pp. + 1–464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389–420.
- Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London, i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. [Often seen as Hamilton–Buchanan or Buchanan–Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
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