Striped eeltail catfishes plotosus lineatus on the shores. Plotosus lineatus is the second marine catfish recorded from the mediterranean. Media in category plotosus lineatusthe following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. Catfisheel plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787 kingdom animalia animals.
Upon puncturing the victim, the spines introduce both venom and crinotoxin 4, 7. Plotosus canius, a particularly toxic marine species found in. Golani and sonin 1996 reported a single specimen of atlantic arius parkii gunther, 1864 family ariidae from the coast of israel. Striped eel cat fish, plotosus lineatus, lessepsian migration, turkish marine waters. Our divers learned to identify plotosus lineatus by their barbels and bottomfeeding behavior in contrast to the planktonfeeding behavior of pholidichthys leucotaenia. Agriculture and natural resources kasetsart university. Is the dendritic organ of plotosus lineatus an ammonia. Biochemical studies on the effect of plotosus lineatus crude. Plotosus lineatus details fish of the month tfh magazine. Here, we identify two major fiber types of the facialtrigeminal complex that transmit amino acid information to the medulla.
The japanese sea catfish, plotosus japonicus, possesses taste and solitary chemoreceptor cells sccs located on the external body surface that detect specific watersoluble substances. Pdf first record of the indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus. Adults found mostly in estuaries and lagoons, and sometimes up rivers in nearly fresh waters. The coral catfish, also known as striped eel catfish, saltwater catfish, or marine catfish, can be found in schools sifting into the substrate on and around reefs in the indopacific. Plotosus definition is a genus the type of the family plotosidae of marine catfishes. These fish have poisonous spines by the dorsal and pectoral fins, so care should be taken whith handling. Plotosus lineatusis an inshore species, inhabiting a variety of habitats, such as lagoons, sandy substrate and coral reefs.
Striped catfish plotosus lineatus the free freshwater and. Striped eeltail catfish plotosus lineatus lim, kelvin k. Black and brown with 4 pairs of white stripes and barbels around mouth. Distinguished from adult plotosus lineatus by its long barbels on the nostrils that can reach pass the eyes. Comm volume 2, issue 3 centre for health protection. Plotosus lineatus when there were many individuals in the same trap. Adults search and stir the sand incessantly for crustaceans. A plain duskybrown species with a black dorsal fin tip. After our community awareness programmes see pii news september 20 about 90% of pohnpeis population are now aware of. Kasahara y 1988 topographical organization of taste and tactile neurons in the facial lobe of the sea catfish, plotosus lineatus, brain research 446. Hardy, but it must be kept in schools, and it does get a foot long. Plotosus lineatus, common name striped eel catfish, is a species of eeltail catfishes belonging. Study on the fecundity and gsi of brackishwater catfish plotosus canius hamiltonbuchanan. Pdf the venomous striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus was first recorded in the mediterranean in 2002.
Knowing what would ensue i told my cohorts to keep an eye on me, wrote down the name of the fish plotosus lineatus in case i lost consciousness, and rushed off to the bathroom to soak the wound site in as warmhot water as i could stand. Plotosus canius is a species of eeltail catfishes, in the. The extra line is the same color as the polyline data that is part of the pdf. Juveniles of plotosus lineatus form dense ballshaped schools of about 100 fish, while adults are solitary or occur in smaller groups of around 20 and are known to hide under ledges during the day. The body is brown with creamcolored or white longitudinal bands.
Amino acid specificity of fibers of the facialtrigeminal. This fish is responsible for approximately many hundreds of envenomation to fishermen during handling in suez gulf and red sea. Plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 is a significant marine species in malaysia from nutritional and commercial perspectives. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters. Gray eelcatfish, plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 bdfish feature. Dna barcoding reveals distinct population of plotosus canius. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia fact files for more than 16,000 endangered species. Plotosus horridus bleeker, 1846 plotosus multiradiatus bleeker, 1846 plotosus unicolor valenciennes, 1840 potosus viviparus bleeker, 1846. An extra or erroneous line is being added to the pdf hardcopy.
Abscess formation and cellulitis in the setting of envenomation are rare complications of handling catfish. First record of the indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus. Crinotoxins are proteinaceous toxins found in catfish epidermal secretions which coat the entire body, including the fins. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Plotosus lineatus are easy to keep in captivity as long as you can purchase a group free of any parasites as they dont like copper based medications in the aquarium and it is better to drop the salinity of the water gradually if you spot any problems with diseases, to basically give them a. Eeltail catfish are excellent at removing leftover food and dirt from the aquarium. In two cases, namely plotosus lineatus and sargocentron rubrum, barcoding revealed a possible species complex p. Is the dendritic organ of plotosus lineatus an ammonia excretory organ. The cook islands biodiversity database contains detailed information, images, sound and video of over 4000 species from the cook islands. Food preference studies of plotosus canius hamilton and its cultural suitability. Striped catfish plotosus lineatus the free freshwater. Pdf antimicrobial activity of striped eel cat fish. The most striking feature of this species is in the fins, in fact the second dorsal, caudal and anal are fused together as in eels. In the rest of the body is quite similar to a freshwater cat. Catfisheel plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787 kingdom animalia animals phylum chordata chordates class actinopterygii rayfinned fishes order siluriformes catfish family plotosidae eeltail catfishes genus plotosus. Plotosus lineatus gestreifer korallenwels meerwasserlexikon. Striped eelcatfish plotosus lineatus from fishbase.
Plotosus lineatus, juvenile, lord howe island, australia, photo. Plotosus lineatus thunberg 1787, the striped eel catfish. Striped eeltail catfishes plotosus lineatus on the. Surat thani blue swimming crab fishery improvement project. Striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus hurghada duration. Very annoying any help on this would be appreciated. Plotosidae from japan tetsuo yoshino1 and hirokazu kishimoto2. Gray eelcatfish, plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 bdfish. Additional names striped catfish, striped eel catfish, stinging catfish, coral catfish, marine catfish additional scientific names platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus, plotosus flavolineatus, plotosus marginatus, plotosus thunbergianus, plotosus vittatus, silurus arab, silurus lineatus. O peixegatoenguialistado plotosus lineatus e um peixegato do genero plotosus. Plotosus lineatus striped eel catfish sumbilang 50. Osmoregulation in the striped catfish plotosus lineatus. Pdf the invasive venomous striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus in.
Also found in estuaries, tidepools, and open coasts, this catfish has a single highly venomous spine found on each dorsal fin and both pectoral fins. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by rls divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed. They occur in the lower parts of rivers in freshwater or brackish water and in coastal seas ref. Pdf plotosus canius hamilton, 1822 is a significant marine species in malaysia from nutritional and commercial perspectives. Show full item record recommend this item display statistics. The indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus. The indopacific striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus icmcsic. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Plotosus unicolor valenciennes, 1840 potosus viviparus bleeker, 1846. Get or print a qr code for this species profile, or try our lfs label creator. Platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus. There is only species plotosus lineatus in the eeltail catfish plotosidae genus that lives on the coral reef. Development of the facial lobe in the sea catfish, plotosus. Catfish plotosus lineatus are prey for the rare seasnake hydrophis.
Pdf plotosus lineatus is a venomous lessepsian fish species present in the southeastern mediterranean since 2002. World register of marine species plotosus lineatus. Plotosus lineatusis an inshore species, inhabiting a variety of. Catfish spine envenomation and bacterial abscess with. Arhythmacanthidae from the striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus, in halong bay, vietnam, with a key to species of heterosentis and. Ornate ghost pipefish solenostomus cyanopterus ghost pipefish up to 4. Swarming, diel movements, feeding and cleaning behavior of. Seasnakes are potential major predators in coral reef ecosystems ineich et al. Striped catfish plotosus lineatus eeltailed catfish up to in. Pdf europen union eu risk assessment of plotosus lineatus.
May 22, 2019 plotosus lineatus are easy to keep in captivity as long as you can purchase a group free of any parasites as they dont like copper based medications in the aquarium and it is better to drop the salinity of the water gradually if you spot any problems with diseases, to basically give them a freshwater dip. To the best of our knowledge, isolation of proteus vulgaris has not been previously recorded, and recovery of morganella morganii has been reported in only one prior case from wound cultures in patients injured by catfish stings. Dna barcoding reveals distinct population of plotosus. Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. We report a case of catfish envenomation characterized. Juveniles of plotosus species often form dense aggregations. Plotosus lineatus can reach a maximum length of 32 cm in. When the pdf is sent to either a printer or a plotter, an extra line shows up. The color of the coral catfish changes as the fish matures. There is a distinct topographical arrangement in the facial lobe fl of plotosus. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ampullary lateralline organs electroreceptors head of eeltail catfish plotosus, a marine bony fish teleost.
Plotosus canius, the greyeel catfish belonging to the family plotosidae is endemic to the southeast asia and australia. Despite numerous fundamental research on biological characteristics of p. Quickly heating the proteinaceous poison goes a long way to denaturing it. Juveniles form dense ballshaped schools of about 100 fish. Also found in estuaries, tide pools and open coasts.
When viewing the pdf on screen, it is fine, no extra lines. Plotosus lineatus striped eel catfish silurus lineatus. Jan 02, 20 striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus hurghada duration. Mami t, caprio j, kiyohara s, kasahara y 1988 topographical organization of taste and tactile neurons in the facial lobe of the sea catfish, plotosus lineatus, brain research 446. Different parts like skin and spine of striped eel cat fishes were extracted with five different solvents. Platystacus anguillaris, plotoseus ikapor, plotosus anguillaris, plotosus arab, plotosus castaneoides, plotosus castaneus, plotosus flavolineatus. Pdf phylogenetics and population genetics of plotosus. Forms large aggregations that ball tightly together. Amphidromous, it sometimes enters the fresh waters of east africa lake malawi and madagascar taxonomic troubles. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. After our community awareness programmes see pii news september 20 about 90% of pohnpeis population are now aware of our target species for management. Phylogenetics and population genetics of plotosus canius. Three specimens of striped eel catfish, plotosus lineatus thunberg, 1787.
In this study striped eel cat fish were screened especially for their bioactivity, and the tests showed reproducible activity in the assay. The oriental catfish, plotosus lineatus, is one of the most dangerous venomous fishes known which occasionally causes death halstead, 1978. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Agitation of the catfish causes locked extension of the fins and also causes secretion of the crinotoxins 7. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page.
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