FB-12095 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12095 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Plotosidae Neosilurus Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) Cobbler Eel catfish Whitelip catfish White-lipped catfish White-lipped catfish eel Whitelipped eel catfish White-lipped tandan Huulikorallimonni Sembilang Semilang Semilang perut putih Cá Ngát Alimusang Diapugan Iito 白唇副鰻鯰 白唇副鳗鲶 Cnidoglanis muelleri (non Klunzinger, 1879) Copidoglanis longifilis Macleay, 1881 Paraplotosus albilabrus (Valenciennes, 1840) Plotosus albilabris Valenciennes, 1840 Plotosus macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1846 1994-08-08 2006-07-04 Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280) Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Catalog of the genera of recent fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA. 697 p. (Ref. 1830) Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Paalb_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Paalb_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-08 00:00:00 2013-02-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology In tropical areas, inhabits clear and turbid coral reefs; usually found in areas with mixed sand, weed, and coral areas (Ref. 31103). May be seen resting on sand bottoms under ledges or around coral bommies (Ref. 31103). Adults solitarily or in small groups. Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Spines associated with anterior fins have potent venom (Ref. 9801). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2013-07-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Differs from Paraplotosus butleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and shorter nasal barbels, rounded pectoral fin shape, fewer upper procurrent caudal fin rays, and fewer gill rakers. Differs from P. muelleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and smaller eye (Ref. 31103). Color highly variable, ranging from pale grey or yellowish brown to dark brown, nearly blackish, sometimes with pronounced dark mottling; generally whitish on belly and ventral part of head; fins brown to blackish, frequently darker than body (Ref. 31103).Description: Characterized by second dorsal fin immediately behind first dorsal fin and anterior to level of pelvic fin origin; depth of body about 7.0-8.0 in SL; head with four pairs of barbels; anterior nostrils tubular within folds of upper lip; gill membranes joined broadly across isthmus and attached anteriorly (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Morphology-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2013-07-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 104 - 115; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 90 - 100 Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Distribution-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-08 00:00:00 2024-07-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago. Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Uses-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-08 00:00:00 2013-02-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: minor commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: FB-TrophicStrategy-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-13 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public albilabris http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats In tropical areas, inhabit clear and turbid coral reefs; usually found in areas with mixed sand, weed, and coral areas (Ref. 31103). May be seen resting on sand bottoms under ledges or around coral bommies (Ref. 31103). Adults solitarily or in small groups. Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feed on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Spines associated with anterior fins have potent venom (Ref. 9801). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus <i>Paraplotosus</i> (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Size-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-08 00:00:00 2013-02-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 134 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)) Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12097 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-08 00:00:00 2013-02-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12097 reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 12 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)