Thinspine sea catfish
Appearance
Thinspine sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Plicofollis |
Species: | P. layardi
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Binomial name | |
Plicofollis layardi (Günther, 1866)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The thinspine sea catfish (Plicofollis layardi), also known as the Day's catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Francis Day in 1866, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and coastal marine waters in Mozambique, Sri Lanka, and the Persian Gulf. It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m (66 to 164 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 23 cm (9.1 in).[3]
The diet of the thinspine sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic invertebrates.[4] It is of minor value to commercial fisheries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Plicofollis layardi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Plicofollis layardi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Plicofollis layardi" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Plicofollis layardi at www.fishbase.org.