Spotted catfish

Arius maculatus

Eighty Centimeters Catfish of Indo West Pacific

Spotted catfish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 80 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Maximum length: 80 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off the west and east coast of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ) and the Indo-Australian Archipelago (excluding Australia). Known from the Mekong Delta (Ref. 12693 ).

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