Animalia > Chordata > Siluriformes > Ariidae > Osteogeneiosus > Osteogeneiosus militaris

Osteogeneiosus militaris (Strong-headed cat-fish; Soldier catfish; Soldier cat-fish; Sea catfish; Catfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Osteogeneiosus militaris, the Soldier catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Pakistan to the Malay Archipelago. It is found in marine, brackish and fresh waters along the coasts. It grows to a length of 35 cm and is commercially caught for human consumption. It has a single pair stiff, sharp, maxillary barbels.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sunderban National Park 261613 India  

Consumers

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0