Blacktip sea catfish

The blacktip sea catfish (Plicofollis dussumieri), also known as Dussumier's catfish, giant marine cat fish, Shupanga sea catfish, and tropical seacatfish,^[3] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[4] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius.^[2] It inhabits rivers and marine waters ranging between Africa and India in the Indo-western Pacific.^[1] It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 50 m (70 to 160 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 62 cm (24 in), and a maximum weight of 1.4 kg (3 lb 1 oz).^[4]

Blacktip sea catfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Plicofollis
Species:	P. dussumieri
Binomial name
Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[2]
Arius dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840 Arius goniaspis Bleeker, 1857 Arius kirkii Günther, 1864 Ariodes dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)

The blacktip sea catfish feeds on finfish and benthic invertebrates.^[5] It is harvested for its meat, which is marketed both fresh and dried-salted. Due to a lack of known significant threats to the species, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.^[1]