Pheromones and Semiochemicals of genus, Cathrops (Siluriformes: Ariidae)

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Semiochemicals of Genus Cathrops

Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Tribe:

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Semiochemical(s):

Cathrops spixii Agassiz

Ramos AD

2012

Toxicon

59:

651

WAP65

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Paranagu� Bay, Paran� State, Brazil

Reference(s):

Ramos, A.D., Concei��o, K., Silva, P.I.,Jr., Richardson, M., Lima, C., and Lopes-Ferreira, M. 2012. Specialization of the sting venom and skin mucus of Cathorops spixii reveals functional diversification of the toxins. Toxicon. 59:651-665.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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