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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Canara, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius platystomus, Tachysurus platystomus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 310mm or 12.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indian Ocean: India and Sri Lanka. Also reported from Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The fishes of India Part 3, pp 464, Pl. 107 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. platystomus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. platystomus on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. platystomus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. platystomus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.362.7497 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2019 Jul 11 20:16) |