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Eel Catfishes
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Eel Catfishes

Plotosus

Plotosus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific Ocean and New Guinea.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Striped Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus lineatus

Japanese Striped Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus japonicus

Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus canius

Darkfin Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus limbatus

Stinging Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus nkunga

Plotosus nhatrangensis

speciesPlotosus nhatrangensis

Plotosus fisadoha

speciesPlotosus fisadoha

Papuan Eel Catfish

speciesPlotosus papuensis

Plotosus abbreviatus

speciesPlotosus abbreviatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49214.