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Hardhead catfish

Ariopsis felis

Ci turam: Its common name comes from a hard, bony plate on its head, which runs from between the eyes back towards the dorsal fin.1

Dafay metti rekkBul laalDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.

Jën yu am daŋar

Dag yu am daŋarDafay lekk: Tuuti ci lépp

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The hardhead catfish is a sea catfish that lives in shallow coastal waters of the northwest Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. It has sharp spines on its fins that can be venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance. Male hardhead catfish also carry their eggs in their mouths until they hatch.1

Dafay dund ci

Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, from the southeast coast of the United States around the Florida Keys to the Gulf coast1

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Kër

It is found mostly in near-shore ocean waters, and also in brackish estuaries and river mouths with sandy or muddy bottoms. It only occasionally enters fresh water. In winter it moves from shallower to deeper water.1

Guddaay

25 cm ba 70 cm (9,8 in ba 2,3 ft)1

Diisaay

5,5 kg (12 lb)1

Gaawaay bu gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 6 km/h (3,7 mph)

Féey, xalaat

Lan lay lekk?

It eats a wide range of food, including algae, seagrasses, crabs, shrimp, sea cucumbers, worms and small fish. It hunts on mud and sand flats, using its barbels to find prey in murky water. Younger fish eat small crustaceans, while adults mainly eat larger fish.1

Fotoy Hardhead catfish — Hardhead catfish. Foto: Edgar R. Waite. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

Often dirty grey on top with white underneath.1
Four barbels (whisker-like feelers) under the chin and two more at the corners of the mouth.1
A hard, bony plate between the eyes and the dorsal fin.1
Sharp, barbed, slime-covered spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The dorsal spine stands upright when the fish is excited.1
Typically 25 to 30 cm long, and elongated in shape.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The gafftopsail catfish looks very similar. The difference is that its dorsal and pectoral spines have a fleshy extension, like the fore-and-aft topsail of a ship.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dag yu am daŋar

Ay dag yu ñaw ñoo yor daŋar bi. Teg tànk ci kawam walla jàpp ko dafay metti.

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

No bite or death figures are given. Anglers generally avoid catching it because of the risk from handling the fish and its spines, and because its flesh tastes fishy compared with popular game fish.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When it feels threatened or excited, its dorsal spine stands upright, and its sharp, slime-covered spines are its main defence.1

Su ay dagam jamee la

Teg gaañu-gaañu bi ci ndox mu tàng, lu nit ki mën a muñ waaye bu dul ko lakk (seetal ko ak sa loxo), diir bu dale 30 ba 90 minit. Wutal ndimbal doktoor, rawatina ci jënu-doj ak raie.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
Su ay dagam jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

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Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Ni mu diise?

diis na ni 1,5 muusu kër

guddu na ni 4 banaana yu ñu toftalediis na lu tollu ci muusu kërmën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 30 segond

Hardhead catfish ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

Ab nit kuy féey lu tollu ci 3 km/h (1,9 mph)

Hardhead catfish lu tollu ci 6 km/h (3,7 mph)

Ab féeykatu Olempik lu tollu ci 8 km/h (5 mph)

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Male hardhead catfish are paternal mouthbrooders: they keep the eggs and young in their mouths, and do not feed while doing so.1

Some researchers suggest they may use low-frequency sounds to detect and avoid close obstacles, which is an unusual ability for a fish.1

They can make sounds by vibrating thin bones near the swim bladder, and by grinding their throat teeth or rubbing their pectoral spines. These sounds appear to be a fright response.1

Hardhead catfish respond to chemical alarm signals released by injured members of their own species, with their activity increasing right after the signal. They are the first marine catfish found to show this type of alarm reaction.1

They can live for over 24 years.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam: Ariopsis felis
Mbooloo: Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot: Ariidae2
Toftal: Siluriformes
Kontinaa yi: Mbàmbulaanu Atlantig, Golfu Meksik, Géeju Karayib, Mbàmbulaan yi
Liir yi: The male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch, which takes roughly 8 to 11 weeks in total. Females have 20 to 65 eggs per spawning.1
Diiru dund: lu tollu ci 24 at1
Musiba ci nit: 2 / 5: Dafay metti3

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Hardhead catfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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