The smooth-headed catfish (Plicofollis nella), also known as the shieldhead catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in New Guinea, Australia, and southern and southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 47 cm (19 in).[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. nellanella
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| Binomial name | |
| Plicofollis nellanella (Valenciennes, 1840)
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References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Plicofollis nella at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Plicofollis nella at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plicofollis nella". FishBase. July 2019 version.
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