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Plicofollis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Ariidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Catfish

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Plicofollis

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Catfish, Batrachocephalus mino, Neoarius, Osteogeneiosus militaris, Hexanematichthys sagor

Plicofollis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australasia with some species ranging up into the Philippines. They occur in marine, brackish and fresh waters. There are currently eight described species in this genus.

Species

  • Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840) (Longsnouted catfish)
  • Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blacktip sea-catfish)
  • Plicofollis magatensis (Herre, 1926)
  • Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes, 1840) (Smooth-headed catfish)
  • Plicofollis platystomus (F. Day, 1877) (Flatmouth sea-catfish)
  • Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker, 1846) (Mozambique sea-catfish)
  • Plicofollis tenuispinis (F. Day, 1877) (Thinspine sea-catfish)
  • Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker, 1846) (Roughback sea-catfish)

    • References

    Plicofollis Wikipedia
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