Marine

African spadefish

Tripterodon orbis

This species is the only known member of the genus Tripterodon.The African spadefish has a rounded …

Catfish, Gafftopsail

Bagre marinus

The Gafftopsail catfish has a grayish-blue dorsal fin, silvery pelvic fins, a strong body, and a …

European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

The generic Latin name is derived from the Ancient Greek δύο - two, κέντρον - barb …

Fleshysnout catfish

Arius dispar

The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …

Giant sea catfish

Arius gigas

Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …

Goat catfish

Arius sumatranus

The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …

Roughback sea catfish

Plicofollis tonggol

Latin namePlicofollis tonggolOther nameManyung, arahan.DistributionThey inhabit the coastal waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Pakistan.HabitatMarine …

Shovelnose sea catfish

Arius subrostratus

The species was first described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.

Smooth-headed catfish

Plicofollis nella

Described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally in the genus Pimelodus.Body elongated, compressed. Head depressed, scutellum …

Spotted catfish

Corydoras punctatus

This species is rare. It is difficult to determine the sex of the fish until it …

Teira batfish

Platax teira

The body is rounded and strongly compressed, its depth more than twice the length of the …

Threadfin sea catfish

Arius arius

The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.