Plotosidae

Gray eel-catfish

Plotosus canius

Pectoral spines secrete potent venom

• Gray
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Gray eel-catfish is a freshwater fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 111 cm.