Longsnouted catfish

The longsnouted catfish (Plicofollis argyropleuron), also known as the Broadbent's catfish, the spoon-nosed catfish, the large-scaled catfish, the sharp-headed catfish, or the sand catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was 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 southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]

Longsnouted catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. argyropleuron
Binomial name
Plicofollis argyropleuron
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius acutus Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius argyropleuron Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius colcloughi (Ogilby, 1910)
  • Arius hamiltonis Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius macrocephalus Bleeker, 1846
  • Arius schlegeli Bleeker, 1863
  • Hemipimelodus colcloughi Ogilby, 1910
  • Tachysurus argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Tachysurus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908
  • Trachysurus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908

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
  1. Synonyms of Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Plicofollis argyropleuronargyropleuron" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Plicofollis argyropleuron (A) at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Plicofollis argyropleuron (B) at www.fishbase.org.
  6. Food items reported for Plicofollis argyropleuron at www.fishbase.org.


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