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Plicofollis layardi (Günther, 1866)

Thinspine sea catfish
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Kuwait country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Sulaibikhat Bay (Ref. 80050).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wright, J.M., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology:   More on author: Günther.

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

marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 20 - 50 m (Ref. 28016).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 39.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 121653); 51.0 cm TL (female); common length : 23.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3290); publicerad maxvikt: 1.3 kg (Ref. 121653); publicerad maxvikt: 1.3 kg

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 50 m (Ref. 5213). Enters brackish waters (Ref. 4833). Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. Caught mainly with bagnets, dipnets, bamboo stake traps and on hook and line.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Medarbetare

Jayaram, K.C., 1984. Ariidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3290)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29, mean 27.6 (based on 109 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00425 - 0.01234), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.2; Fec=538).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.