Description

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Common Names

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Blackfin sea catfish , English , Malaysia

Blackfin sea catfish , English , Global

Catfish , English , Malaysia

Marine catfish , English , Malaysia

Small eye catfish , English , India

Small-eye catfish , English , India

White cat fish , English , India

Mâchoiron aile noire , French , France

Dharawa , Gujarati , India

ધારાવા , Gujarati , India

Bilishedde , Kannada , India

ಬಿಲಿ ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ , Kannada , India

ಬಿಲಿ ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ , Kannada , India

Duri , Malay , Malaysia

Duri pulutan , Malay , Malaysia

Lundu , Malay , Malaysia

Otek , Malay , Malaysia

Pedukang , Malay , Malaysia

Pulutan , Malay , Malaysia

Utek , Malay , Malaysia

Vella ettah , Malayalam , India

വെള്ള ഏട്ട , Malayalam , India

黑鰭海鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑鳍海鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Shingala , Marathi , India

शिंगळा , Marathi , India

Gondia , Oriya , India

ариус малоглазый , Russian , Russia

Bagre alinegro , Spanish , Spain

Keluthy , Tamil , Sri Lanka

Keluthy , Tamil , India

Vellai keliru , Tamil , India

Vellai keluthi , Tamil , India

Vellai-ettah , Tamil , India

Vellaiettah , Tamil , Sri Lanka

கெளுத்தீ , Tamil , India

கெழுத்தி , Tamil , India

வெள்ளை ௭ட்டா , Tamil , India

வெள்ளை கெளீரு , Tamil , India

வெள்‍ளை கெழிறு , Tamil , India

வெள்‍ளை கெழுத்தி , Tamil , India

வெள்ளை கெழுத்தீ , Tamil , India

வெள்‍ளையேட்டா , Tamil , India

Deddi-jellah , Telugu , India

Thella jellah , Telugu , India

Thella-jellah , Telugu , India

తెల్ల జెల్ల , Telugu , India

తెల్ల జెల్లా , Telugu , India

దెడ్డి నెల్లా , Telugu , India

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ariidae

Genus: Arius

Species: Arius jella Day, 1877

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indian Ocean: India.

Biology

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Found mostly in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and tidal rivers. Feeds mainly on invertebrates. Caught with stake traps, shore seines, set bagnets and on hook and line. Sold mostly fresh in markets.

Habitat

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brackish