Blacktip sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. dussumieri
Binomial name
Plicofollis dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius goniaspis Bleeker, 1857
  • Arius kirkii Günther, 1864
  • Ariodes dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)

The blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri), also known as the Dussumier's catfish, the giant marine cat fish, the Shupanga sea catfish, or the tropical seacatfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits rivers and marine waters ranging between Africa and India in the Indo-western Pacific.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m (66 to 164 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in), and a maximum weight of 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Plicofollis dussumieri" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. 1 2 Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ Food items reported for Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.


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