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Plotosus nhatrangensis  Prokofiev, 2008

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Plotosus: Greek, plotos = swimming (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic.   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: Vietnam.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83561)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Vertebrae: 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     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Caught by shrimp trawl at depths up to 100 m over soft grounds (Ref. 83561).

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Prokofiev, A., 2008. A new species of eel catfishes of the genus Plotosus [from] Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea, central Vietnam) (Siluriformes: Plotosidae). J. Ichthyol. 48(8):671-675. (Ref. 83561)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00197 - 0.01063), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .