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Plicofollis
''Plicofollis'' is a genus of sea catfishes found along the coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australasia with some species ranging up into the Philippines. They occur in marine, brackish and fresh waters. There are currently eight described species in this genus. Species * '' Plicofollis argyropleuron'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (longsnouted catfish) * '' Plicofollis dussumieri'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (blacktip sea-catfish) * '' Plicofollis magatensis'' ( Herre, 1926) * '' Plicofollis nella'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (smooth-headed catfish) * '' Plicofollis platystomus'' ( F. Day, 1877) (flatmouth sea-catfish) * '' Plicofollis polystaphylodon'' (Bleeker, 1846) (Mozambique sea-catfish) * '' Plicofollis tenuispinis'' ( F. Day, 1877) (thinspine sea-catfish) * '' Plicofollis tonggol'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").
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Plicofollis Argyropleuron
The longsnouted catfish (''Plicofollis argyropleuron''), also known as the Broadbent's catfish, the spoon-nosed catfish, the large-scaled catfish, the sharp-headed catfish, or the sand catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits brackish and marine waters in New Guinea, Australia, and southern and southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of . The diet of the longsnouted catfish includes bony fish, benthic crustaceans including crabs and prawns, detritus, mollusks, polychaete and annelid worms, algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ... and mud.
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Plicofollis Tenuispinis
The thinspine sea catfish (''Plicofollis layardi''), also known as the Day's catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Francis Day in 1866, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits brackish and coastal marine waters in Mozambique, Sri Lanka, and the Persian Gulf. It dwells at a depth range of . It reaches a maximum total length of , more commonly reaching a TL of . The diet of the thinspine sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ... invertebrates.Food items reported for ''Plicofol ...
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Plicofollis Dussumieri
The blacktip sea catfish (''Plicofollis dussumieri''), also known as the Dussumier's catfish, the giant marine cat fish, the Shupanga sea catfish, or the tropical seacatfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits rivers and marine waters ranging between Africa and India in the Indo-western Pacific.''Plicofollis dussumieri''
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It dwells at a depth range of . It reaches a maximum of , and a maximum weight of . The blacktip sea catfish feeds on



Plicofollis Platystomus
The flatmouth sea catfish (''Plicofollis platystomus''), also known as the flat-mouthed catfish or the flatmouth catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Francis Day in 1877, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits estuaries and coastal marine waters in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It dwells at a maximum depth of .''Plicofollis platystomus''
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It reaches a maximum of . The diet of the flatmouth sea catfish consists of

Plicofollis Polystaphylodon
The Mozambique sea catfish (''Plicofollis polystaphylodon''), also known as the Mozambican sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits marine and freshwaters in the western Pacific and western Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum standard length of . The diet of the Mozambique sea catfish consists of benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ... invertebrates.Food items reported for ''Plicofollis polystaphylodon''
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Plicofollis Nella
The smooth-headed catfish (''Plicofollis nella''), also known as the shieldhead catfish,Common names of ''Plicofollis nella''
at www.fishbase.org. is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by in 1840, originally under the genus '' Pimelod ...
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Plicofollis Tonggol
The roughback sea catfish, ''Plicofollis tonggol'', is a species of sea catfish known as ''manyung'' in Indonesia and ''arahan'' in the Philippines,English, Leo James Leo James English (August 1907 – 1997) was the Australian compiler and editor of two of among the first most widely used bilingual dictionaries in the Philippines. He was the author of the two companion dictionaries namely, the ''English– .... Tagalog-English Dictionary, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Manila, National Book Store, 1583 pages, where it is regarded important in the fishing industry. As food, roughback sea catfish are sun-dried and salted before actual trade and consumption. Characteristics The roughback sea catfish grows up to 40 cm long. They live in the salty waters of tropical regions of the world. They feed on invertebrates. They have pointed dorsal fins, which can cause injury if held by unprotected human hands. Distribution They are found at the coastal waters of ...
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Plicofollis Magatensis
''Plicofollis magatensis'' is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally under the genus '' Arius''. It inhabits freshwaters in the Philippines. It reaches a maximum total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ... of . References Ariidae Taxa named by Albert William Herre Fish described in 1926 {{Ariidae-stub ...
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Sea Catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species. Taxonomy The relationships of this family are not yet clear. Two of the genera, ''Gogo'' and '' Ancharius'', have been moved to a separate family called Anchariidae. The Ariidae are divided into three subfamilies: '' Galeichthys'' is the only genus classified in the subfamily Galeichthyinae and similarly '' Bagre'' is the only genus in the subfamily Bagreinae, while the rest of the genera are classified in the subfamily Ariinae. Previously, the family Ariidae has been grouped in the superfamily Doradoidea, but then it was moved into Bagroidea (along with Austroglanididae, Claroteidae, Schilbeidae, Pangasiidae, Bagridae, Malapteruridae, and Pimelodidae. It has also been classified in a superfamily Arioidea containing Ariidae and Anchariid ...
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Ariidae
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species. Taxonomy The relationships of this family are not yet clear. Two of the genera, ''Gogo'' and '' Ancharius'', have been moved to a separate family called Anchariidae. The Ariidae are divided into three subfamilies: '' Galeichthys'' is the only genus classified in the subfamily Galeichthyinae and similarly '' Bagre'' is the only genus in the subfamily Bagreinae, while the rest of the genera are classified in the subfamily Ariinae. Previously, the family Ariidae has been grouped in the superfamily Doradoidea, but then it was moved into Bagroidea (along with Austroglanididae, Claroteidae, Schilbeidae, Pangasiidae, Bagridae, Malapteruridae, and Pimelodidae. It has also been classified in a superfamily Arioidea containing Ariidae and Anchariidae ...
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Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His w ...
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Francis Day
Francis Talbot Day (2 March 1829 – 10 July 1889) was an army surgeon and naturalist in the Madras Presidency who later became the Inspector-General of Fisheries in India and Burma. A pioneer ichthyologist, he described more than three hundred fishes in the two-volume work on ''The Fishes of India''. He also wrote the fish volumes of the Fauna of British India series. He was also responsible for the introduction of trout into the Nilgiri hills, for which he received a medal from the French Societe d'Acclimatation. Many of his fish specimens are distributed across museums with only a small fraction deposited in the British Museum (Natural History Museum, London), an anomaly caused by a prolonged conflict with Albert Günther, the keeper of zoology there. Biography Day was born in Maresfield, East Sussex, the third son of William and Ann Elliott née Le Blanc. The family estate included two thousand acres with forty tenant farmers during his childhood. William Day was in ...
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