The crucifix sea catfish (Sciades proops) — also known as the Christfish, the crucifix/crucifex catfish, the crucifixfish, or the gillbacker,[2] — is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3]
This fish was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters ranging from Brazil to Colombia. It reaches a maximum total length of 100 cm (39 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm (20 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 9 kg (20 lb). Its maximum known life expectancy is 4 years.[3]
The crucifix sea catfish spawns from October–May.[4] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and its meat is marketed fresh.[3]
crucifix, catfish, crucifix, catfish, sciades, proops, also, known, christfish, crucifix, crucifex, catfish, crucifixfish, gillbacker, species, catfish, family, ariidae, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinop. The crucifix sea catfish Sciades proops also known as the Christfish the crucifix crucifex catfish the crucifixfish or the gillbacker 2 is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae 3 Crucifix sea catfishScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder SiluriformesFamily AriidaeGenus SciadesSpecies S proopsBinomial nameSciades proops Valenciennes 1840 Synonyms 1 Arius proops Valenciennes 1840 Bagrus albicans Valenciennes 1840Bagrus proops Valenciennes 1840Hexanematichthys proops Valenciennes 1840 Sciadeichthys proops Valenciennes 1840 This fish was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840 originally under the genus Bagrus 1 It inhabits marine brackish and freshwaters ranging from Brazil to Colombia It reaches a maximum total length of 100 cm 39 in more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm 20 in It reaches a maximum weight of 9 kg 20 lb Its maximum known life expectancy is 4 years 3 The crucifix sea catfish spawns from October May 4 It is harvested by commercial fisheries and its meat is marketed fresh 3 Diet editThe crucifix sea catfish has an extensive diet consisting largely of crustaceans such as crabs in the genera Callinectes C bocourti C danae and C ornatus Petrolisthes and Porcellana P sayana shrimp and prawns in the genera Alpheus Exhippolysmata E oplophoroides Nematopalaemon N schmitti Penaeus P schmitti and Xiphopenaeus X kroyeri and isopods It also feeds largely on eels in the families Muraenesocidae and Ophichthidae and other bony fish in the genera Anchoa Aspistor A quadriscutis Cathorops C arenatus C phrygiatus and C rugispinis Evermannichthys Gobioides Plagioscion Pseudauchenipterus P nodosus Stellifer S microps and S rastrifer Synbranchus S marmoratus and Trichiurus It also feeds on annelid polychaete and roundworms as well as ariid larvae insects gastropods and leaves and twigs from terrestrial plants 5 6 References edit a b Synonyms of Sciades proops at www fishbase org Common names of Sciades proops at www fishbase org a b c Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2019 Sciades proops in FishBase July 2019 version Spawning for Sciades proops at www fishbase org Food items reported for Sciades proops at www fishbase org Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sciades proops at www fishbase org nbsp This Ariidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crucifix sea catfish amp oldid 1079646480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
