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Scientific Name	**Plicofollis dussumieri** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name
Type Locality	Malabar, India.
Synonym(s)	Ariodes dussumieri, Arius dussumieri, Arius goniaspis, Arius kirkii, Tachysurus dussumieri
Species Information
Size	620mm or 24.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils, two pairs of vomerine toothpletes, and a very short adipose-fin base. Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Indo-west Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. User data.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 84.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2004 Nov 18 00:00)