Osteogeneiosus militaris is a valid scientific name.

Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758 Jan)

Soldier catfish - Apuia - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Ariidae
Genus	:	Osteogeneiosus
Species	:	Osteogeneiosus militaris

Common Names:

English	:	Soldier catfish[6]
Bangla	:	Apuia[5] Apia kata maach[1174]

Synonyms:

Silurus militaris Linnaeus, 1758 Jan
Osteogeneiosus miliataris (Linnaeus, 1758 Jan)
Osteogeneiosus blochii Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus gracilis Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus ingluvies Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus longiceps Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus macrocephalus Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Osteogeneiosus cantoris Bleeker, 1853 Nov
Osteogeniosus sthenocephalus Day, 1877 Aug
Osteogeneiosus sthenocephalus Day, 1877 Aug

Maximum Length and Weight:

22 mm (TL) ^[5] 35 cm (TL) and 150 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-5 : 3.2-4.2 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.6-7.2 : 5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6-9.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2.6-3.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 4-5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. I/7; P₁. I/9-10; P₂. 6; A. 19-21 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 7; A iv-v 15-17; P I 10-11; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [363]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Brunei[1096] Cambodia[823] India[6] India[449] Malaysia[1096] Myanmar[857] Pakistan[911] Singapore[1096] Sri Lanka[1096] Thailand[670] Vietnam[871] Bangladesh[5] Brunei[1096] Cambodia[823] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[1096] Myanmar[857] Pakistan[911] Singapore[1096] Sri Lanka[1096] Thailand[670] Vietnam[871]
Bangladesh	:	Feni river, Feni[1165]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available