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darkfin eel catfish (Plotosus limbatus)
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Ecological Illustration of darkfin eel catfish (Plotosus limbatus)
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Plotosidae

darkfin eel catfish

Plotosus limbatus

Catfish from the South African Coast

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

darkfin eel catfish is a freshwater fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Plotosidae
Genus
Plotosus
Body shape
fusiform
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