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Arius thalassinus  (Rüppell, 1837)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Jean-Francois Helias (2)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase   Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Giant seacatfish
 Synonyms:  Netuna thalassina, Netuma thalassinus, Bagrus thalassinus, Netuma thalassina, Tachysurus  thalassinus,  Arius nasutus, Bagrus laevigatus, Bagrus netuma, Bagrus carchariorhynchos, Arius  serratus, Ariodes aeneus,  Netuma thalassina jacksonensis    
 Family:  Ariidae mblycipitidae
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: known with certainty from the Red Sea and the northwestern Indian  Ocean. A  closely related form occurs in the Philippines and Gulf of Thailand. The wider  distribution usually given for  this species stems from misidentifications of similar species  overlapping its range. Also reported from  Australia, Polynesia and Japan and rarely in the  Mekong delta
 Size:  180.0cm. (6ft)
 Temp:  26-29°c (79-85°f )
 p.H.  7.0-8.5.
 Reference:  Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
 www.fishbase.org, version (03/2006).


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Arius thalassinus
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