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Mozambique sea catfish (Plicofollis polystaphylodon)
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Ecological Illustration of Mozambique sea catfish (Plicofollis polystaphylodon)
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Ariidae

Mozambique sea catfish

Plicofollis polystaphylodon

Thirty Five Centimeters Catfish of Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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.

Family
Ariidae
Body shape
fusiform
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