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Plicofollis tonggol
The roughback sea catfish (Plicofollis tonggol) is a species of sea catfish known as manyung in Indonesia and arahan in the Philippines, where it is regarded important in the fishing industry. As food, roughback sea catfish are sun-dried and salted before actual trade and consumption.
From the article Roughback sea catfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The roughback sea catfish grows up to 40 cm long. They live in the salty waters of tropical regions of the world. They feed on invertebrates. They have pointed dorsal fins, which can cause injury if held by unprotected human hands.
Wikipedia: “Characteristics”
Range & habitat
They are found at the coastal waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Pakistan.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 608608.