Plotosus lineatus is the second marine catfish recorded from the mediterranean. Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. Plotosus lineatus details fish of the month tfh magazine. Catfisheel plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787 kingdom animalia animals phylum chordata chordates class actinopterygii rayfinned fishes order siluriformes catfish family plotosidae eeltail catfishes genus plotosus. Biochemical studies on the effect of plotosus lineatus. Pdf antimicrobial activity of striped eel cat fish. Plotosus lineatus, common name striped eel catfish, is a species of eeltail catfishes belonging. Plotosus canius, the greyeel catfish belonging to the family plotosidae is endemic to the southeast asia and australia. First record of the indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus. Get or print a qr code for this species profile, or try our lfs label creator. Quickly heating the proteinaceous poison goes a long way to denaturing it. Additional names striped catfish, striped eel catfish, stinging catfish, coral catfish, marine catfish additional scientific names platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus, plotosus flavolineatus, plotosus marginatus, plotosus thunbergianus, plotosus vittatus, silurus arab, silurus lineatus.
Dna barcoding reveals distinct population of plotosus canius. Plotosus lineatus striped eel catfish sumbilang 50. Pdf plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 is a significant marine species in malaysia from nutritional and commercial perspectives. Platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus. Pdf phylogenetics and population genetics of plotosus. When the pdf is sent to either a printer or a plotter, an extra line shows up. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. To the best of our knowledge, isolation of proteus vulgaris has not been previously recorded, and recovery of morganella morganii has been reported in only one prior case from wound cultures in patients injured by catfish stings. Plotosus canius is a species of eeltail catfishes, in the. There is a distinct topographical arrangement in the facial lobe fl of plotosus. Striped catfish plotosus lineatus eeltailed catfish up to in. The most striking feature of this species is in the fins, in fact the second dorsal, caudal and anal are fused together as in eels. The color of the coral catfish changes as the fish matures.
Agriculture and natural resources kasetsart university. Pdf the invasive venomous striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus in. Surat thani blue swimming crab fishery improvement project. Development of the facial lobe in the sea catfish, plotosus.
Plotosus lineatus when there were many individuals in the same trap. Jan 02, 20 striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus hurghada duration. Catfish spine envenomation and bacterial abscess with. Striped eelcatfish plotosus lineatus from fishbase. Pdf plotosus lineatus is a venomous lessepsian fish species present in the southeastern mediterranean since 2002. Gray eelcatfish, plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 bdfish.
Food preference studies of plotosus canius hamilton and its cultural suitability. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. After our community awareness programmes see pii news september 20 about 90% of pohnpeis population are now aware of our target species for management. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Plotosus lineatus, juvenile, lord howe island, australia, photo. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Plotosus lineatusis an inshore species, inhabiting a variety of habitats, such as lagoons, sandy substrate and coral reefs. World register of marine species plotosus lineatus.
Pdf the venomous striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus was first recorded in the mediterranean in 2002. Study on the fecundity and gsi of brackishwater catfish plotosus canius hamiltonbuchanan. After our community awareness programmes see pii news september 20 about 90% of pohnpeis population are now aware of. Amphidromous, it sometimes enters the fresh waters of east africa lake malawi and madagascar taxonomic troubles. Abscess formation and cellulitis in the setting of envenomation are rare complications of handling catfish. Seasnakes are potential major predators in coral reef ecosystems ineich et al. Plotosidae from japan tetsuo yoshino1 and hirokazu kishimoto2.
Media in category plotosus lineatusthe following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. Is the dendritic organ of plotosus lineatus an ammonia excretory organ. An extra or erroneous line is being added to the pdf hardcopy. Plotosus lineatus gestreifer korallenwels meerwasserlexikon. Amino acid specificity of fibers of the facialtrigeminal. Plotosus horridus bleeker, 1846 plotosus multiradiatus bleeker, 1846 plotosus unicolor valenciennes, 1840 potosus viviparus bleeker, 1846.
Golani and sonin 1996 reported a single specimen of atlantic arius parkii gunther, 1864 family ariidae from the coast of israel. Osmoregulation in the striped catfish plotosus lineatus. Plotosus unicolor valenciennes, 1840 potosus viviparus bleeker, 1846. Hardy, but it must be kept in schools, and it does get a foot long. Also found in estuaries, tidepools, and open coasts, this catfish has a single highly venomous spine found on each dorsal fin and both pectoral fins. The oriental catfish, plotosus lineatus, is one of the most dangerous venomous fishes known which occasionally causes death halstead, 1978. Swarming, diel movements, feeding and cleaning behavior of. Eeltail catfish are excellent at removing leftover food and dirt from the aquarium. Ornate ghost pipefish solenostomus cyanopterus ghost pipefish up to 4. In the rest of the body is quite similar to a freshwater cat.
Adults found mostly in estuaries and lagoons, and sometimes up rivers in nearly fresh waters. Striped catfish plotosus lineatus the free freshwater. Juveniles of plotosus lineatus form dense ballshaped schools of about 100 fish, while adults are solitary or occur in smaller groups of around 20 and are known to hide under ledges during the day. There is only species plotosus lineatus in the eeltail catfish plotosidae genus that lives on the coral reef. Striped catfish plotosus lineatus the free freshwater and. Phylogenetics and population genetics of plotosus canius. Three specimens of striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787.
Black and brown with 4 pairs of white stripes and barbels around mouth. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus, plotosus flavolineatus. Adults search and stir the sand incessantly for crustaceans. Upon puncturing the victim, the spines introduce both venom and crinotoxin 4, 7.
The extra line is the same color as the polyline data that is part of the pdf. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters. When viewing the pdf on screen, it is fine, no extra lines. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia fact files for more than 16,000 endangered species. Striped eeltail catfishes plotosus lineatus on the shores. Plotosus lineatus striped eel catfish silurus lineatus. Agitation of the catfish causes locked extension of the fins and also causes secretion of the crinotoxins 7. Striped eeltail catfish plotosus lineatus lim, kelvin k. The indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus. O peixegatoenguialistado plotosus lineatus e um peixegato do genero plotosus.
Plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 is a significant marine species in malaysia from nutritional and commercial perspectives. Is the dendritic organ of plotosus lineatus an ammonia. In this study striped eel cat fish were screened especially for their bioactivity, and the tests showed reproducible activity in the assay. Ampullary lateralline organs electroreceptors head of eeltail catfish plotosus, a marine bony fish teleost. Comm volume 2, issue 3 centre for health protection. A plain duskybrown species with a black dorsal fin tip. May 22, 2019 plotosus lineatus are easy to keep in captivity as long as you can purchase a group free of any parasites as they dont like copper based medications in the aquarium and it is better to drop the salinity of the water gradually if you spot any problems with diseases, to basically give them a freshwater dip. This fish is responsible for approximately many hundreds of envenomation to fishermen during handling in suez gulf and red sea. These fish have poisonous spines by the dorsal and pectoral fins, so care should be taken whith handling. Here, we identify two major fiber types of the facialtrigeminal complex that transmit amino acid information to the medulla. Juveniles of plotosus species often form dense aggregations. Forms large aggregations that ball tightly together. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by rls divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed.
In two cases, namely plotosus lineatus and sargocentron rubrum, barcoding revealed a possible species complex p. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. Striped eel cat fish, plotosus lineatus, lessepsian migration, turkish marine waters. Plotosus lineatus can reach a maximum length of 32 cm in. The body is brown with creamcolored or white longitudinal bands. Also found in estuaries, tide pools and open coasts.
Catfish plotosus lineatus are prey for the rare seasnake hydrophis. Mami t, caprio j, kiyohara s, kasahara y 1988 topographical organization of taste and tactile neurons in the facial lobe of the sea catfish, plotosus lineatus, brain research 446. Catfisheel plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787 kingdom animalia animals. Plotosus lineatus are easy to keep in captivity as long as you can purchase a group free of any parasites as they dont like copper based medications in the aquarium and it is better to drop the salinity of the water gradually if you spot any problems with diseases, to basically give them a. Gray eelcatfish, plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 bdfish feature. Kasahara y 1988 topographical organization of taste and tactile neurons in the facial lobe of the sea catfish, plotosus lineatus, brain research 446. The japanese sea catfish, plotosus japonicus, possesses taste and solitary chemoreceptor cells sccs located on the external body surface that detect specific watersoluble substances. Plotosus canius, a particularly toxic marine species found in. Crinotoxins are proteinaceous toxins found in catfish epidermal secretions which coat the entire body, including the fins. Pdf europen union eu risk assessment of plotosus lineatus. Plotosus lineatus thunberg 1787, the striped eel catfish.
Striped eeltail catfishes plotosus lineatus on the. Knowing what would ensue i told my cohorts to keep an eye on me, wrote down the name of the fish plotosus lineatus in case i lost consciousness, and rushed off to the bathroom to soak the wound site in as warmhot water as i could stand. The coral catfish, also known as striped eel catfish, saltwater catfish, or marine catfish, can be found in schools sifting into the substrate on and around reefs in the indopacific. The cook islands biodiversity database contains detailed information, images, sound and video of over 4000 species from the cook islands. Show full item record recommend this item display statistics. Biochemical studies on the effect of plotosus lineatus crude. Plotosus definition is a genus the type of the family plotosidae of marine catfishes. Very annoying any help on this would be appreciated.
Plotosus lineatusis an inshore species, inhabiting a variety of. Our divers learned to identify plotosus lineatus by their barbels and bottomfeeding behavior in contrast to the planktonfeeding behavior of pholidichthys leucotaenia. Distinguished from adult plotosus lineatus by its long barbels on the nostrils that can reach pass the eyes. The indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus icmcsic. We report a case of catfish envenomation characterized. Despite numerous fundamental research on biological characteristics of p. Striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus hurghada duration. They occur in the lower parts of rivers in freshwater or brackish water and in coastal seas ref. Dna barcoding reveals distinct population of plotosus. Different parts like skin and spine of striped eel cat fishes were extracted with five different solvents. Arhythmacanthidae from the striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus, in halong bay, vietnam, with a key to species of heterosentis and. Pdf first record of the indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus. Juveniles form dense ballshaped schools of about 100 fish.