Bronze catfish
| Bronze catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Netuma |
| Species: | N. bilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata), also known as the giant catfish, the roundsnout sea catfish, or the two-line sea catfish,[3] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.[2] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters throughout the Indo-western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in).[4]
The diet of the bronze catfish includes detritus such as loose scales and carcasses, as well as prawns and other crustaceans, and sea urchins.[5]
The bronze catfish is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.[4]
References
- ^ Kaymaram, F.; Bishop, J.; Al-Husaini, M.; Almukhtar, M.; Alam, S. (2015). "Netuma bilineata (Persian Gulf assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197016A56996135. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ a b Synonyms of Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Netuma bilineata". FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Netuma bilineata at www.fishbase.org.