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Plotosus lineatus  (Thunberg, 1787)
 Image contributors to this species:
 The Fishes of Taiwan (1) Frants Lehmann (2 Stamps) Johnny Jensen's  Photographic Library (2)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Factsheet  Etymology = Genus Etymology = Species
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Coral Catfish
 Synonyms:  Silurus arab, Silurus lineatus, Platystacus anguillaris, Plotosus anguillaris, Plotosus thunbergianus,  Plotosus  marginatus, Plotoseus ikapor, Plotosus vittatus, Plotosus castaneus, Plotosus castaneoides,  Plotosus arab,  Plotosus flavolineatus
 Family:  Plotosidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, southern Korea,  and the  Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and Lord Howe Island. Palau and Yap in  Micronesia.
 Size:  30cm. (12ins)
 Temp:  24-26°C (75-79°F)
 p.H.  8.0-8.5.




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Family:  Plotosidae

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