Longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron)

Scientific name: Plicofollis argyropleuron Valenciennes, 1840

Longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron)

The Longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, South and southeast Asia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 21. Head depressed and elongate, 27 - 36% (mean 32%) of SL; exposed shield very striate or sharply granular. Narrow supraoccipital process, always keeled. Low set eyes. Small mouth, width 24 - 40% (mean 31%) of HL. Gill rakers absent on hind aspect of first 2 gill arches. Posterior epithelial ridges of palate run transversely. Caudal peduncle depth, 1.3 - 2.1 in its length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plicofollis argyropleuron
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: South and southeast Asia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
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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