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Striped Eel Catfish

Plotosus lineatus

Also known as: Barbel-eel Catfish, Canine Catfish Eel, Catfish Eel, Coral Catfish, Darkfin Eel Catfish, Eel Catfish, Giant Catfish, Indo-Pacific Striped Eel Catfish, Lined Catfish, Striped Catfish, Striped Catfish Eel, Striped Sea Catfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
VenomousKeep your distance
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 15

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Overview

Juveniles form tightly packed schools for feeding, which may contain hundreds of fish.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripeswhite stripes
Behaviour
bottom dwellinghidesnocturnalschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 14
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Juvenile photos 15

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Discussion

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSiluriformes
    5. familyPlotosidae
    6. genusPlotosus
    7. speciesPlotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)

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