Longsnouted catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Plicofollis |
| Species: | P. argyropleuron
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| Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron), also known as Broadbent's catfish, spoon-nosed catfish, large-scaled catfish, sharp-headed catfish, and sand catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was first described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in New Guinea, Australia, and southern and south-eastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]
The diet of the longsnouted catfish includes bony fish, benthic crustaceans including crabs and prawns, detritus, mollusks, polychaete and annelid worms, algae and mud.[4][5][6][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plicofollis argyropleuronargyropleuron". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Plicofollis argyropleuron (A) at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Plicofollis argyropleuron (B) at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.
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