Mozambique sea catfish

Short description: Species of fish

Mozambique sea catfish

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Siluriformes
Family:  | Ariidae
Genus:  | Plicofollis
Species:  |

P. polystaphylodon

Binomial name
Plicofollis polystaphylodon

(Bleeker, 1846)

Synonyms[1]

* (Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, 1846
* Arius polystaphilodon Arius polystaphylodon
* Bleeker, 1846 Tachysurus polystaphylodon

The Mozambique sea catfish (Plicofollis polystaphylodon), also known as the Mozambican sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and freshwaters in the western Pacific and western Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum standard length of 35 cm (14 in).[3]

The diet of the Mozambique sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates.[4] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and its meat is generally marketed fresh.[3]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.
2. ↑ Common names of Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Plicofollis polystaphylodon" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
4. ↑ Food items reported for Plicofollis polystaphylodon at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q2195517 entry

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