Giant catfish
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The giant catfish (Netuma thalassina), also known as the giant sea catfish, giant salmon catfish, giant marine-catfish, or the khagga,[1] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1837, originally under the genus Bagrus.[3] 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 Template:Cvt.[2] It reaches a maximum total length of Template:Cvt, but usually reaches a TL of Template:Cvt.
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.[2]
References
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- ↑ Common names of Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
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- ↑ Food items reported for Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma thalassina, 1 Template:Webarchive at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma thalassina, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Spawning for Netuma thalassina at www.fishbase.org.
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