darkfin eel catfish

Plotosus limbatus

Catfish from the South African Coast

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
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: ranging from the Madras and Malabar coasts of India to the east coast of Africa. Reaches as far south as Knysna, South Africa (Ref. 3670 ).

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