Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker, 1847) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Jayaram, 1984 | Kailola, 1999 .
  • Common names : Catfish / Marine catfish / Mozambican sea catfish (English), Mâchoiron barbarin / mâchoiron du Mozambique (French), Cangala moçambicana (Portuguese), Bagre mozambiqueño (Spanish), Fumi / Hongwe (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : Western Indian Ocean: along the coast of Africa and Madagascar. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia (Java and Sumatra), Singapore and Celebes. Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia .
  • Distribution_references : Fricke et al., 2018 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes .
  • Habitat / home range : found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 50 m; enters brackish waters .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Jayaram, 1984 | Kailola, 1999 .
  • Osteology : Marceniuk et al., 2012 .
  • Phylogeny : Kailola, 2004 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 | Marceniuk et al., 2017 .
  • Size : 492 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Arius polystaphylodon Bleeker 1847: 46. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype BMNH 1863.12.4.98.