(Right now the "Previous" and "Next" doesn't maintain serial. We're working to getting it fixed,)
Scientific Name: Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840
English Name: Yellow Sea Catfish, Marine Catfish, Veined catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Kata veni (কাটা ভেনী)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Description:
D1 I/7; D2 absent; P1 I/10; P2 6; A 21. Body dark bluish above, whitish below, adipose fin with a large dark spot. Body elongate; width of the head exceeds its height, and equals its length excluding the snout; median longitudinal groove is wide between the eyes, becomes pointed both anteriorly and posteriorly; maxillary barbel reach the middle of the pectoral spine and the outer mandibular ones its base; teeth small in an arcuate band; dorsal spine strong, caudal with pointed lobes, superior one is longer.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow coastal waters and enters estuaries (depth range 20-50)
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 485 p.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
