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/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/4.jpg "Plotosus canius(4) Sub-adult - Click to enlarge")
/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/5.jpg "Plotosus canius(5) 8.50kg! - Click to enlarge")
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/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/7.jpg "Plotosus canius(7) Juvenile from mudflat - Click to enlarge")
/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/8.jpg "Plotosus canius(8) Showing the dendritic organ behind pectorals - Click to enlarge")
/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/9.jpg "Plotosus canius(9) Habitat: 1°24")
/plotosidae/plotosus/canius/10.jpg "Plotosus canius(10) Habitat: 1°24")
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| Scientific Name | Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Synonym(s) | Plotosus horridus, Plotosus multiradiatus, Plotosus unicolor, Potosus viviparus |
| Pronunciation | Ploh toe suss |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Greek plotos, meaning swimming. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A plain dusky-brown species with a black dorsal fin tip. Shows banded pattern at night. Distinguished from adult Plotosus lineatus by its long barbels on the nostrils that can reach pass the eyes. |
| General Remarks | Spines associated with anterior fins have potent venom. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: west and south coasts of India and off Sri Lanka eastward along the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar, through the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the Philippines as far as Papua New Guinea. Indian Ocean (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Pacific  , West Pacific (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | At brackish water to marine species. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes Ganges - pp142, 374 - Pl. 15 (fig. 44) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 May 02 00:00 (species record created: 2004 Oct 05 00:00) |
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