Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.
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| Netuma thalassina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Netuma Bleeker, 1858[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bagrus netuma Valenciennes, 1840[1]
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The largest species, the giant catfish Netuma thalassina, can grow to 185 cm (73 in) total length.[2]
Species
editThere are currently 4 recognized species:[2]
- Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bronze catfish)
- Netuma patriciae Y. Takahashi, S. Kimura & H. Motomura, 2019[3]
- Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Arafura catfish)
- Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) (Giant catfish)
References
edit- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Netuma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Netuma". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Takahashi, Yumeka; Kimura, Seishi; Motomrua, Hiroyuki (2020-04-01). "A new sea catfish, Netuma patriciae (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines". Ichthyological Research. 67 (2): 264–273. doi:10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4.
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