Plotosus canius • Plotosidae • Cat-eLog

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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 (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, West Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

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 (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, West Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there)