Arius manillensis

Arius manillensis is a species of marine catfish endemic to the island of Luzon, Philippines. It is commonly known as the Manila sea catfish or kanduli. It is fished commercially.[3]

Manila sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. manillensis
Binomial name
Arius manillensis
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Arius manilensis Valenciennes, 1840
  • Pseudarius philippinus Sauvage, 1880

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Arius manillensis was first described by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1840. It belongs to the genus Arius of the subfamily Ariinae, family Ariidae (ariid or fork-tailed catfishes).[3][4]

It should not be confused with the closely related Cephalocassis manillensis, also described by Valenciennes in 1840.[1]

Other common names of the species include kandule, dupit, kiti-kiti, tabangongo, and tauti.[5]

Description

Arius manillensis reach a maximum length of 29.6 cm (11.7 in) (in males).[6]

Distribution and habitat

Arius manillensis is endemic to the island of Luzon, Philippines. It is found in the area around Manila, Bataan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal; including the Pasig River and Laguna de Bay. It inhabits marine, brackish, freshwater, and benthopelagic habitats.[5][6]

Biology

Arius manillensis are mouthbrooders.[7] The males of the species incubate the eggs within their mouths for six to eight weeks and provide shelter for the young once they hatch.[8] A single instance of a female carrying eggs in her mouth has also been reported. Upon hatching, the young forage for plankton in short bursts but will quickly return to the safety of the mouth of the adult if alarmed. They eventually become independent once they reach a size of 30 to 44 mm (1.2 to 1.7 in). During the entire period, the adults do not eat and their stomachs shrink dramatically.[9]

References
  1. Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1416: 1–126. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. Armi G. Torres (January 7, 2011). "Pseudarius philippinus Sauvage, 1880 : Synonym of Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840 ". FishBase. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  3. James Richard Arthur & Susan Lumanlan-Mayo (1997). Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. Fish Health Section of the Asian Fisheries Society, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 57. ISBN 978-92-5-104036-2. ISSN 0429-9345.
  4. P. Arturo Acero & Ricardo Betancur-R. (2007). "Monophyly, affinities, and subfamilial clades of sea catfishes (Siluriformes: Ariidae)" (PDF). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 18 (2): 133–143. ISSN 0936-9902.
  5. "Endemic Philippine Marine Fish Species". OneOcean, USAID. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  6. Estelita Emily Capuli & Nicolas Bailly (October 6, 2010). "Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840 ". FishBase. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  7. Jose V. Yapchiongco (1963). "Spawning habits of the murrell or snakehead fish, Ophicephalus striatus Bloch". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1963 (4): 700–702. JSTOR 1440975.
  8. Manuel Mendoza Carranza & Arlette Hernández Franyutt (2005). "Annual reproductive cycle of gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus (Ariidae) in a tropical coastal environment in the Gulf of Mexico" (PDF). Hidrobiológica. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. 15 (3): 275–282.
  9. M.A. Rimmer & J.R. Merrick (1982). "A review of reproduction and development in the fork-tailed catfishes (Ariidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 107 (1): 41–50.
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