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Plotosus japonicus

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Plotosus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Plotosus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Plotosus japonicus
Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008

Plotosus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese striped eel catfish, is a species of eeltail catfish belonging to the family Plotosidae. P. japonicus is native to Indo-Pacific, including the Japanese archipelago and the Red Sea.[1][2]

At night, with horizontal stripes as well as the usual vertical stripes
Ruptured stomach with eggs protruding
Pair

References

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  1. ^ Goren, Menachem; Stern, Nir; Diamant, Ariel (2020-04-02). "New records of Plotosus japonicus in the Red Sea and genetic indications for its presence throughout the Indo-Pacific (Osteichthyes: Plotosidae)". Zoology in the Middle East. 66 (2): 124–131. doi:10.1080/09397140.2020.1729560. ISSN 0939-7140.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plotosus japonicus". FishBase. August 2024 version.