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Arius uncinatus Ng & Sparks, 2003 |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 19.92 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Madagascar (Ref. 56505). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body moderately compressed (Ref. 56505). Vomerine teeth in a single pair of triangular patches (Ref. 56505). Maximum height of adipose fin 4.5-5.8 % of SL (Ref. 56505). Dorsal surface of head and body uniform gray to grayish brown, upper third of head and body darkest, gradually fading to a lighter color along middle third of head and body; lower third and ventral surfaces of head and body dirty white (Ref. 56505). Adipose fin gray, dorsal-fin rays gray, fin rays of all other fins with scattered gray melanophores (Ref. 56505). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 23 June 2016 (B1ab(i,iii,v)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||