Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Plicofollis

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Plicofollis argyropleuron
[Longsnouted catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Plicofollis dussumieri
[Blacktip sea catfish]

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Asia
Max. Length 45 cm TL

Plicofollis magatensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Plicofollis nella
[Smooth-headed catfish]

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Plicofollis platystomus
[Flatmouth sea catfish]

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Plicofollis polystaphylodon
[Mozambique sea catfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Plicofollis tenuispinis
[Thinspine sea catfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Plicofollis tonggol
[Roughback sea catfish]

8 Species of Family Ariidae with Genus Plicofollis
(Sea catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1840	Plicofollis argyropleuron	Longsnouted catfish	Indo-West Pacific	50 TL
1840	Plicofollis dussumieri	Blacktip sea catfish	Indo-west Pacific	62 SL
1926	Plicofollis magatensis		Asia	45 TL
1840	Plicofollis nella	Smooth-headed catfish	Western Pacific	47 TL
1877	Plicofollis platystomus	Flatmouth sea catfish	Indian Ocean	31 TL
1846	Plicofollis polystaphylodon	Mozambique sea catfish	Western Indian Ocean	35 SL
1877	Plicofollis tenuispinis	Thinspine sea catfish	Western Indian Ocean	36 TL
1846	Plicofollis tonggol	Roughback sea catfish	Indo-West Pacific	40 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Ariidae Sea catfishesSubfamily: AriinaeGenus: Plicofollis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Plicofollis

(See list of species below)