Paraplotosus butleri explained
Paraplotosus butleri, commonly known as the sailfin catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Plotosidae.[1] [2] This fish is found in coastal reefs off northern Australia in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It grows up to about 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) SL.
The sailfin catfish is found in shallow coastal waters to 5 metres depth. Mature adults are completely black.[3]
References
- Ferraris. Carl J. Jr.. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa. 1418. 349. 10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- Web site: Sailfin Catfish. 2021-04-29. Fish.gov.au.
- Allen. George R.. 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 46. 1. 123–134.