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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Ariopsis: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); jimenezi: Named after Máximo Jiménez Acosta, zooarchaeology technician at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, who drew attention to the possible existence of a new species based on the examination of osteological characters in specimens formerly missidentified as A. seemanni./i>.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande. Tropical
Eastern Pacific: Panama.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 116660)
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Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: external posterior branch of the lateral ethmoid thick and depressed; an inconspicuous fenestra delimited by the mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid; pectoral spine short 14.6-18.1% SL; osseous medial groove present; fleshy medial groove of neurocranium conspicuous and very long, always surpassing the posterior margin of eyes; lateral margin of sphenotic notched, narrower medially than anteriorly; pterotic lateral margin smoothly convex; gill rakers on the first gill arch, 16–17 rarely 15, gill rakers on the first and second gill arches 29-34; mouth narrow 9.0-11.4% SL; distance between anterior nostrils narrow 5.6-6.5% SL; median portion of mesethmoid narrow, medial notch of mesethmoid narrow and deep (Ref. 116660).
Cross section: oval.
Found in shallow inshore waters (Ref. 116660).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Marceniuk, A.P., A.P. Acero, R. Cooke and R. Betancur-R, 2017. Taxonomic revision of the new world genus Ariopsis Gill (Siluriformes: Ariidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4290(1):1-42. (Ref. 116660)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00381 - 0.01658), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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