Mozambique sea catfish
Appearance
Mozambique sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Plicofollis |
Species: | P. polystaphylodon
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Binomial name | |
Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker, 1846)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Mozambique sea catfish (Plicofollis polystaphylodon), also known as the Mozambican sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and freshwaters in the western Pacific and western Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum standard length of 35 cm (14 in).[3]
The diet of the Mozambique sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates.[4] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and its meat is generally marketed fresh.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Plicofollis polystaphylodon" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.