Plotosus lineatus

(Thunberg, 1787)

Vernacular names
English : Striped eel catfish
French : Balibot rayé, Poisson-chat rayé

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Siluriformes
Family : Plotosidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 32 cm in length. Big head with clear eyes and round snout, short but thick white barbels. Juveniles are dark with broad longitudinal yellow-white lines. Adults are light brown with thinner longitudinal white lines.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to south Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Lives around coral reefs in coastal areas, sometimes freshwater, to 60 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species seems to remain abundant so far. Its conservation status still needs to be assessed properly. Classified as Least Concern in the Persian Gulf only.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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