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Gillbacker
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Catfish

Gillbacker

Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGillbacker
Dutch—
SpanishBagre moreno
Chinese赫氏沼海鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794)

About this species

The Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii), also known as the flapnose sea catfish, the mud cuirass, or the gillbacker, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Silurus. It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 5 m (3.3 to 16.4 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 94.2 cm (37.1 in), while males more commonly reach a TL of 30 cm (12 in) and females reach a TL of 62.5 cm (24.6 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).

The diet of the pemecou sea catfish consists of annelid worms and benthic crustaceans. Spawning has been observed to take place at various times throughout the year, depending on the region. The species is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although it notes that its frequency in mangrove channels could potentially place it at risk of habitat loss.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyAriidae
GenusSciades

In Suriname

16Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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