The blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri), also known as Dussumier's catfish, giant marine cat fish, Shupanga sea catfish, and tropical seacatfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits rivers and marine waters ranging between Africa and India in the Indo-western Pacific.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m (66 to 164 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in), and a maximum weight of 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Plicofollis |
| Species: | P. dussumieri
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| Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The blacktip sea catfish feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates.[5] It is harvested for its meat, which is marketed both fresh and dried-salted. Due to a lack of known significant threats to the species, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plicofollis dussumieri". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ a b Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Plicofollis dussumieri at www.fishbase.org.
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