Blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri)

Scientific name: Plicofollis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840

Blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri)

The Blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Indo-west Pacific, Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra.

Biology

Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils, two pairs of vomerine toothpletes, and a very short adipose-fin base. Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plicofollis dussumieri
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
62.0
Depth range
20–50 m (66–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-west Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7; k=0.16)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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