| Family: |
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
24.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Vietnam. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Vertebrae: 58-58. This species is distinct with the following characters: nasal barbels not reaching beyond the eye; outer row on first arch with 28 rakers (22 on the lower part of this arch); A + C = 170 rays; vertebrae 58; flattened snout and the head outline gradually raising from eyes to the occiput, without longitudinal light bands on the body (Ref. 83561). |
| Biology: |
Caught by shrimp trawl at depths up to 100 m over soft grounds (Ref. 83561). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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