WoRMS taxon details

Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840

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217660  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217660)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]   
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations.  
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217660 on 2023-10-03
Date
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em>  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Occurs in estuaries and along open coasts. Juveniles form dense aggregations. [details]

Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. [details]
LanguageName 
English darkfin eel catfish  [details]
To FishBase images (<i>Plotosus limbatus</i>, Kenya, by Goebbels, D.)
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To NHMUK collection (Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584431)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Copidoglanis obscurus RAD115618-001)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Copidoglanis obscurus RAD115618-002)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus limbatus USNM 219577 nontype radiograph dorsal view)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus limbatus USNM 219577 nontype radiograph lateral view)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus nigricans RAD115604-003)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus nigricans RAD115604-004)
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