Bronze catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Netuma
Species:
N. bilineata
Binomial name
Netuma bilineata
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius bilineatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Arius andamanensis Day, 1871
  • Arius serratus Day, 1877
  • Arius dayi Dmitrenko, 1974
  • Bagrus bilineatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Bagrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1846
  • Netuma bilineatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Netuna bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Netuma osakae Jordan & Kasawa, 1925

The bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata), also known as the giant catfish, the roundsnout sea catfish, or the two-line sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters throughout the Indo-western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in).[3]

The diet of the bronze catfish includes detritus such as loose scales and carcasses, as well as prawns and other crustaceans, and sea urchins.[4]

The bronze catfish is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Netuma bilineata" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Food items reported for Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.


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