Biology:Longsnouted catfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Longsnouted catfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. argyropleuron
Binomial name
Plicofollis argyropleuron
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius acutus Bleeker, 1846
  • Valenciennes, 1840 Bleeker, 1846
  • (Valenciennes, 1840) Tachysurus broadbenti
  • Arius macrocephalus Ogilby, 1908
  • Arius colcloughi Bleeker, 1846
  • Ogilby, 1908 Arius schlegeli
  • Arius argyropleuron (Ogilby, 1910)
  • Bleeker, 1863 Hemipimelodus colcloughi
  • Arius hamiltonis Ogilby, 1910
  • Trachysurus broadbenti Tachysurus argyropleuron

The longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron), also known as the Broadbent's catfish, the spoon-nosed catfish, the large-scaled catfish, the sharp-headed catfish, or the sand catfish,[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 brackish and marine waters in New Guinea, Australia , and southern and southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]

The diet of the longsnouted catfish includes bony fish, benthic crustaceans including crabs and prawns, detritus, mollusks, polychaete and annelid worms, algae and mud.[4][5][6][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3752030 entry