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Sona sea catfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Sciades
Species:	S. sona
Binomial name
Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Arius sona (Hamilton, 1822) Bagrus trachipomus Valenciennes, 1840 Hemiarius sona (Hamilton, 1822) Hexanematichthys leptocassis Bleeker, 1861 Pimelodus sona Hamilton, 1822 Tachysurus sona (Hamilton, 1822)

The Sona sea catfish, also called the marine catfish or the dusky catfish, (Sciades 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.

References

1. ^ Synonyms of Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names of Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiarius sona". FishBase. January 2019 version.
4. Food items reported for Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.

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