Author: (Valenciennes, 1840)
FBname: Kukwari sea catfish
Remark: Boeseman (1972) considered RMNH 3038 as the holotype of <i>A. phrygiatus</i>.
Comments: Occurs in brackish estuaries with very low salinities, nearly entering freshwater (Ref. 5217).  Found on shallow muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217).  The female lays her eggs in a gelatinous mass on a sandy depression.  Mouth brooding males guard the eggs until hatching (Ref. 35381).  Marketed fresh.