Flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus)

Scientific name: Plicofollis platystomus Day, 1877

Flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus)

The Flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, India and Sri Lanka. Also reported from Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Biology

Occurs in coastal waters and estuaries. Feeds mainly on invertebrates. Caught mainly with bottom trawls, stake traps, shore seines, set bagnets and on hook and line. An important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plicofollis platystomus
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
31.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: India and Sri Lanka. Also reported from Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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