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Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Description: Anal soft rays: 14 – 16. It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils, two pairs of vomerine toothpletes, and a very short adipose-fin base. Colouration: Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks. Habitat: Found along the coast. Enters the lower parts of rivers of the east coast of Africa. Diet: Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried-salted. Air bladder utilized for isinglass. Etymology: The genus name Plicofollis: plico, fold; follis, bellows or windbag, referring to creased or scalloped swim bladder characteristic of the genus. The specific name dussumieri: in honour of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, who reported on this fish from off the Malabar coast of India.

Common Name:

Blacktip sea catfish

Synonyms:

Ariodes dussumieri, Arius kirkii, Tachysurus dussumieri

Family:

Ariidae

Distribution:

Indo-west Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra.

Size:

60.0cm. SL (24ins)

Temp:

20-27°c (67-81°f)

p.H.

6.5-8.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2008).
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Plicofollis dussumieri
Juvenile

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