The Madagascar sea catfish (''Arius madagascariensis'') is a species of
fish in the family
Ariidae. It is found in
Madagascar,
Mozambique, and
Tanzania. Its natural
habitats are
rivers, freshwater
lakes, shallow
sea
The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...
s, and
estuarine
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
waters. The Madagascar Sea Catfish has a common length of 20 centimeters, but may reach 70 centimeters.
References
*Susan M. Luna http://www.fishbase.us/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1291&AT=Duri
Arius (fish)
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fish described in 1894
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