Arius_thalassinus

Giant catfish

Giant catfish

Species of fish

Not to be confused with Giant sea catfish.

The giant catfish (Netuma thalassina), also known as the giant sea catfish, giant salmon catfish, giant marine-catfish, or the khagga,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally under the genus Bagrus.[1] It inhabits estuaries and occasionally freshwater bodies, in Japan, Australia, Polynesia, southern Vietnam in the Mekong Delta, the Red Sea and the northwestern Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 195 m (33 to 640 ft).[3] It reaches a maximum total length of 185 cm (73 in), but usually reaches a TL of 70 cm (28 in).

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The diet of the giant catfish includes crustaceans such as crabs, shrimp, prawns and stomatopods; worms, finfish, cephalopods, sea cucumbers, and mollusks.[4][5][6] It spawns between April and August.[7]

The giant catfish is harvested commercially and recreationally.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Synonyms of Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Common names of Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Netuma thalassina" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. [4]
    Food items reported for Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
  5. [5]
    Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma thalassina, 1 Archived 2022-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  6. [6]
    Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma thalassina, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
  7. [7]
    Spawning for Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.


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