Sona sea catfish

The Sona sea catfish, also called the marine catfish or the dusky catfish,[2] (Sciades sona) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] 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.[3]

Sona sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • 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 feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates.[4] Its meat is marketed fresh, as well as dried and salted.[3]

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.) (2019). "Hemiarius sona" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Food items reported for Sciades sona at www.fishbase.org.

- 1822


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