Arafura catfish

The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]

Arafura catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Netuma
Species:
N. proxima
Binomial name
Netuma proxima
(J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898
  • Arius arafurensis Hardenberg, 1948
  • Netuma proximus (Ogilby, 1898)
  • Netuna proximus (Ogilby, 1898)

The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Synonyms of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Netuma proxima" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 1 at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
  6. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 3 at www.fishbase.org.


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