Arafura catfish

The Arafura catfish (Pararius proximus), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.^[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).^[3]

Arafura catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Pararius
Species:	P. proximus
Binomial name
Pararius proximus (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
Arius arafurensis Hardenberg, 1948 Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898 Netuma proxima (Ogilby, 1898) Netuma proximus (Ogilby, 1898) Netuna proximus (Ogilby, 1898)

The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, molluscs, echinoderms, algae and insects.^[4]