Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 134 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334); common length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9801)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 104 - 115; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 90 - 100. Differs from Paraplotosus butleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and shorter nasal barbels, rounded pectoral fin shape, fewer upper procurrent caudal fin rays, and fewer gill rakers. Differs from P. muelleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and smaller eye (Ref. 31103). Color highly variable, ranging from pale grey or yellowish brown to dark brown, nearly blackish, sometimes with pronounced dark mottling; generally whitish on belly and ventral part of head; fins brown to blackish, frequently darker than body (Ref. 31103).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
In tropical areas, inhabits clear and turbid coral reefs; usually found in areas with mixed sand, weed, and coral areas (Ref. 31103). May be seen resting on sand bottoms under ledges or around coral bommies (Ref. 31103). Adults solitarily or in small groups. Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Spines associated with anterior fins have potent venom (Ref. 9801).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Allen, G.R., 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2310 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00210 - 0.01040), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 26.6 [11.5, 53.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.437 [0.248, 0.789] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.5, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.0738 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 37.8 [19.2, 80.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.4 [14.3, 124.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.12 [0.77, 1.59] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.