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Netuma patriciae Takahashi, Kimura & Motomura, 2019 Whipfin sea catfish |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 30.34 cm SL (male/unsexed); 20.01 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 17-19. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: free vertebrae 43-44; anal-fin rays 17-19 ; long dorsomedian groove on head (33.7-40.1% HL); U-shaped junction of dorsomedian head ridge; vomerine tooth patches on both sides are fused along the midline (specimens longer than 12.7 cm SL); tip of dorsal-fn spine attenuated into a filament; longest dorsal-fn ray 26.9-35.9% SL (Ref. 121274). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||