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Catfish

Kukwari Sea Catfish

Amphiarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishKukwari Sea Catfish
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese亚马逊河两栖海鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAmphiarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

About this species

Amphiarius phrygiatus, the Kukwari sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish which occurs in brackish estuaries with very low salinities, nearly entering freshwater, and is found on shallow muddy bottoms, ranging through Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. It grows to about 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. As with other Arriid catfishes this species is a mouthbrooder. The female A. phrygiatus lays her eggs in a gelatinous mass on a sandy depression for the male to collect to mouthbrood. This species is caught for human consumption.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyAriidae
GenusAmphiarius

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1865First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne1

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

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