stinging eel catfish

Plotosus nkunga

Fifty One Centimeters Catfish of the Indian Ocean

stinging eel catfish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a fish. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 51 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Plotosus
Maximum length: 51 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kosi Bay to Knysna in South Africa. Possibly extending to Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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