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Species of fish

Giant sea catfish
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species: A. gigas
Binomial name
Arius gigas
Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms
  • Tachysurus gigas (Boulenger, 1911)
  • Carlarius gigas (Boulenger, 1911)
Not to be confused with Giant catfish.

The giant sea catfish (Arius gigas), also called the ewe or the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally under the genus Tachysurus. It is known from brackish and freshwater in the Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria. It reaches a maximum total length of 165 cm (65 in), and a maximum weight of 50 kg (110 lb). Males incubate eggs in their mouths.

The giant sea catfish is of commercial significance as a food fish; however, its populations have declined due to over-fishing, and possibly chemical pollution.

References

  1. Dankwa, H. (2020). "Arius gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182779A1729265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182779A1729265.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Synonyms of Arius gigas at fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Arius gigas at fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius gigas". FishBase. April 2016 version.
  5. Boulenger, G. A., 1911 (24 Feb.) Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). London. v. 2: i-xii + 1-529
Taxon identifiers
Arius gigas


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