FB-7900 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7900 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Plotosidae Plotosus Plotosus nkunga Gomon & Taylor, 1982 Patuna picadora Baberpaling African eel-catfish Eel-catfish Stinging eel catfish Mtonzi Cá Ngát 長鬚鰻鯰 长须鳗鲶 Plotosus anguillaris (non Bloch, 1794) Plotosus limbatus (non Valenciennes, 1840) 1993-04-21 1998-11-18 Gomon, J.R.0 Plotosidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 3. (Ref. 3478) Taylor, W.R. and J.R. Gomon0 Plotosidae. p. 160-162. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISBN, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3879) Gomon, J.R.0 Plotosidae. p. 213. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3977) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses paratype; BPBM 27851 Locality: Boteler Pt., Natal, South Africa. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Plnku_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Plnku_u0.jpg Locality: Boteler Pt., Natal, South Africa. FB-GeneralDescr-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 1998-11-18 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=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found in estuaries and along open coasts. Enters freshwaters of South Africa (Ref. 3879). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3478). Taylor, W.R. and J.R. Gomon 1986 Plotosidae. p. 160-162. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISBN, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3879) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-13 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=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Preserved specimens brown or grey above, lighter brown or whitish below; 2 faint, longitudinal stripes sometimes present on body but not extending onto head (Ref. 3977). Gomon, J.R. 1986 Plotosidae. p. 213. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3977) FB-Morphology-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-13 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=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 88 - 109 Gomon, J.R. 1986 Plotosidae. p. 213. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3977) FB-Distribution-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2000-11-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Kosi Bay to Knysna in South Africa. Possibly extending to Zanzibar, Tanzania. Gomon, J.R. 1986 Plotosidae. p. 213. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3977) FB-Uses-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 1998-11-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7900 fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus Gomon, J.R. 1984 Plotosidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 3. (Ref. 3478) van der Elst, R. 1993 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.). Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. (Ref. 12484) FB-TrophicStrategy-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-23 00:00:00 2000-11-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public nkunga http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found in estuaries and along open coasts. Enters freshwaters of South Africa (Ref. 3879). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates. Taylor, W.R. and J.R. Gomon 1986 Plotosidae. p. 160-162. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISBN, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3879) FB-Size-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 1998-11-18 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=7900 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 51.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3879)) Taylor, W.R. and J.R. Gomon 1986 Plotosidae. p. 160-162. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISBN, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3879) 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#Habitat 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-7900 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 1998-11-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7900 demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine