Smooth-headed catfish (Plicofollis nella)

Scientific name: Plicofollis nella Valenciennes, 1840

Smooth-headed catfish (Plicofollis nella)

The Smooth-headed catfish (Plicofollis nella) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Western Pacific, South and southeast Asia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plicofollis nella
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western 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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