Blacktip sea catfish

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Blacktip sea catfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. dussumieri
Binomial name
Plicofollis dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms [2]
  • Arius dussumieriValenciennes, 1840
  • Arius goniaspisBleeker, 1857
  • Arius kirkiiGünther, 1864
  • Ariodes dussumieri(Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Tachysurus dussumieri(Valenciennes, 1840)

The blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri), also known as Dussumier's catfish, giant marine cat fish, Shupanga sea catfish, and tropical seacatfish, [3] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [4] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius . [2] It inhabits rivers and marine waters ranging between Africa and India in the Indo-western Pacific. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m (70 to 160 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in), and a maximum weight of 1.4 kg (3 lb 1 oz). [4]

The blacktip sea catfish feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates. [5] It is harvested for its meat, which is marketed both fresh and dried-salted. Due to a lack of known significant threats to the species, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sparks, J.S.; Kaymaram, F.; Bishop, J.; Al-Husaini, M.; Almukhtar, M.; Alam, S. (2017). "Plicofollis dussumieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T169632A1279491. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T169632A1279491.en . Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Synonyms of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plicofollis dussumieri". FishBase . July 2019 version.
  5. Food items reported for Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.