Longsnouted catfish

The longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron), also known as the Broadbent's catfish, the spoon-nosed catfish, the large-scaled catfish, the sharp-headed catfish, or the sand catfish,[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 brackish and marine waters in New Guinea, Australia, and southern and southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]

Longsnouted catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. argyropleuron
Binomial name
Plicofollis argyropleuron
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius acutus Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius argyropleuron Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius colcloughi (Ogilby, 1910)
  • Arius hamiltonis Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius macrocephalus Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius schlegeli Bleeker, 1863
  • Hemipimelodus colcloughi Ogilby, 1910
  • Tachysurus argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Tachysurus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908
  • Trachysurus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908

The diet of the longsnouted catfish includes bony fish, benthic crustaceans including crabs and prawns, detritus, mollusks, polychaete and annelid worms, algae and mud.[4][5][6][3]

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