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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Plicofollis |
Species: | P. platystomus
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Binomial name | |
Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus), also known as the flat-mouthed catfish or the flatmouth catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Francis Day in 1877, originally under the genus Arius. [1] It inhabits estuaries and coastal marine waters in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). [4] It reaches a maximum total length of 31 cm (12 in). [3]
The diet of the flatmouth sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates. [5] It is considered an important foodfish, and its meat is marketed fresh. Due to a lack of known significant threats to its population, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist. [4]
Flatmouth sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Plicofollis |
Species: | P. platystomus
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Binomial name | |
Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus), also known as the flat-mouthed catfish or the flatmouth catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Francis Day in 1877, originally under the genus Arius. [1] It inhabits estuaries and coastal marine waters in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). [4] It reaches a maximum total length of 31 cm (12 in). [3]
The diet of the flatmouth sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates. [5] It is considered an important foodfish, and its meat is marketed fresh. Due to a lack of known significant threats to its population, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist. [4]