PlanetCatfish.com - Plotosus canius (Plotosidae) Cat-eLog

Sub-adult
8.50kg!
Juvenile from mudflat
Showing the dendritic organ behind pectorals
Habitat: 1°24'29.0"N 103°58'45.2"E
Habitat: 1°24'29.0"N 103°58'45.2"E

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Plotosus canius** Hamilton, 1822
Common Name	Grå Koralmalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Southern Bengal, India.
Synonym(s)	Plotossus canius, Plotosus horridus, Plotosus multiradiatus, Plotosus unicolor, Plotosus viviparus, Plutosus canius, Potosus viviparus
Pronunciation	Ploh toe suss
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Greek plotos, meaning swimming.
Species Information
Size	1500mm or 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Other Parameters	At brackish water to marine species.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 142, 374, Pl. 15 (fig. 44).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2004 Oct 05 00:00)