Smooth-headed catfish

The smooth-headed catfish (Plicofollis nella), also known as the shieldhead catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in New Guinea, Australia, and southern and southeastern Asia. It reaches a maximum total length of 47 cm (19 in).[3]

Smooth-headed catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Plicofollis
Species:
P. nellanella
Binomial name
Plicofollis nellanella
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pimelodus nella Valenciennes, 1840
  • Arius nella (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Arius leiotetocephalus Bleeker, 1846
  • Tachysurus leiotetocephalus (Bleeker, 1846)
  • Bagrus meyenii Müller & Troschel, 1849

References
  1. Synonyms of Plicofollis nella at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Plicofollis nella at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Plicofollis nella" in FishBase. July 2019 version.


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