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Plotosus nhatrangensis Prokofiev, 2008 |
| Family: | Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Vietnam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Vertebrae: 58-58. This species is distinct with the following characters: nasal barbels not reaching beyond the eye; outer row on first arch with 28 rakers (22 on the lower part of this arch); A + C = 170 rays; vertebrae 58; flattened snout and the head outline gradually raising from eyes to the occiput, without longitudinal light bands on the body (Ref. 83561). | |||
| Biology: | Caught by shrimp trawl at depths up to 100 m over soft grounds (Ref. 83561). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||