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Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) Blacktip sea catfish |
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| Dussumier's catfish, Giant marine cat fish, Jeddi jella, Jeddi-jella, Jedi-jella, Kaggishedde, Kazhu-theydoo, Keluthy, Mandai keliru, Mandai valsi, Mandaikaliru, Marine catfish, Mogarushedde, Mongam-shede, Mungam-shede, Navettah, Nellah-jella, Shingala, Shingati, Thogadam, Valiaethah, Valiaetta, Valiaettah, Veliyetta, मोगारुशीड़ी, शिंगळा, शिंगाति, શીંગતી , கெளுத்தீ, கெழுத்தி, மண்டை கெளீரு, மண்டை கெளுரு , மண்டை வலசி, மண்டை வல்சீ , மண்டைக் கெளிறு, முன்காளீ செடீ , జెటె జెల్ల, జెడ్డి జెల్ల, తొగడమ, నెల్లా జెల్లా , ಕಗ್ಗಿ ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ, ಮುಂಗರು ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ , ಮೊಂಗಮ್ ಶೆಡೆ , ಮೊಗರು ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ , ഏട്ട, കാഴുതേയ്ടൂ, നവേട്ട , നാവേട്ട, വലിയ ഏട്ട, വലിയേട്ട , വലിയേട്ടാ, വെലിയേട്ട | ||
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photo by
Osmany, H.B. |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 85 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,400.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 20 - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-west Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra (Ref. 56505). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 14-16. It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils (Ref. 56505), two pairs of vomerine toothpletes (Ref. 56505), and a very short adipose-fin base (Ref. 56505). Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks (Ref. 3976). | |||
| Biology: | Found along the coast (Ref. 5213). Enters the lower parts of rivers of the east coast of Africa (Ref. 3876). Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 3290). Males incubate eggs in its mouth(Ref. 68964). Air bladder utilized for isinglass. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||
| Country info: | Known from Kerala coast (Ref. 45255). | |||