/ariidae/arius/thalassinus/1.jpg "Arius thalassinus(1) Taken at Nagpur fish market, central India - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Arius thalassinus Rüppell, 1837 |
| Common Name(s) | Giant Salmon Catfish |
| Type Locality | Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. |
| Synonym(s) | Ariodes aeneus, Arius nasutus, Arius serratus, Bagrus carchariorhynchos, Bagrus laevigatus, Bagrus netuma, Bagrus thalassinus, Netuma thalassina, Netuma thalassinus, Tachysurus thalassinus |
| Pronunciation | AR ee uss |
| Etymology | Arius: From the Greek arios, meaning warlike or bellicose; in reference to the well-developed fin spines. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1850mm (72.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: known with certainty from the Red Sea and the northwestern Indian Ocean. A closely related form occurs in the Philippines and Gulf of Thailand. The wider distribution usually given for this species stems from misidentifications of similar species overlapping its range. Also reported from Australia, Polynesia and Japan and rarely in the Mekong delta. Indian Ocean, Western Indian Ocean (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 26.0-29.0°C or 78.8-84.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | A marine species often found in estuaries, but rarely enters freshwater. Reported to occasionally ascend into fresh water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds mainly on crabs, prawns, mantis shrimps (Squilla species) but also on fishes and mollusks. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fische Rothen Meeres 1835-38 - pp75 - Pl. 20 (fig. 2) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 26 03:39 (species record created: 2003 Aug 27 00:00) |
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