FB-61295 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61295 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Icelus Icelus armatus (Schmidt, 1916) Sailfin catfish Paraplotosus sp. Not applicable 2003-10-14 2004-02-09 Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston0 The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p. (Ref. 3132) Allen, G.R.0 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) University of Western Australia0 Benthic BRUVS data 2019. Video BRUVS from Jessica Meeuwig. (Ref. 122752) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2003-10-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Restricted to coastal reefs (Ref. 31103). Secretive, found in reef holes or under large rocks (Ref. 31103). Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Differs from Paraplotosus albilabris and P. muelleri in having a tall, sail-like first dorsal fin and extremely long nasal barbels, which extend posteriorly to the basal third of the pectoral fin or beyond (Ref. 31103). Small juveniles have a unique coloration consisting of a black head and body with a broad white to yellow margin on the first dorsal fin and continuous dorsal-caudal-anal fin (Ref. 31103). Adults entirely black (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Morphology-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 115 - 130; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 87 - 102 Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Distribution-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-07-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia. Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-TrophicStrategy-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-14 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public butleri http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Restricted to coastal reefs (Ref. 31103, 75154). Secretive, found in reef holes or under large rocks (Ref. 31103). Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Size-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2003-10-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 32.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31103)) Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61301 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2003-10-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61301 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 31103) Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103)