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Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840

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Common names: Dupit, Ito, Itô
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Vallejo, A.N., 1985
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824), Pasig River; Santa Cruz, Laguna; Orani, Bataan; Cavite; and Navotas, Rizal (Ref. 280). A commercial fish with a recorded catch of 745 MT in 1983 from Laguna de Bay alone. Museum specimens collected in 1984 from various localities, LRS-84133 (Ref. 13460). Also Ref. 94476.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vallejo, A.N., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sea catfish, Tauti, Dupit, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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