Marine

Catfish, Gafftopsail

Bagre marinus

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

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 …

Golden grey mullet

Chelon auratus

The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …

Keeled mullet

Planiliza carinata

Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …

Leaping mullet

Chelon saliens

Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …

Mullet

Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …

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 …

So-iuy mullet

Planiliza haematocheilus

The body is elongated and torpedo shaped. The head has a broad forehead and the iris …

Spotted catfish

Corydoras punctatus

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

Threadfin sea catfish

Arius arius

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