Sailfin Catfish, Paraplotosus butleri Allen 1998
Sailfin Catfish, Paraplotosus butleri, in the Dampier Marine Park, Western Australia. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
Adults are entirely black, while small juveniles have a black head and body with a broad white to yellow margin on the first dorsal fin and continuous dorsal-caudal-anal fin.
School of juvenile Sailfin Catfish at Navy Pier, Exmouth Gulf.
School of juvenile Sailfin Catfish at Navy Pier, Exmouth Gulf.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Paraplotosus butleri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3308
Sailfin Catfish, Paraplotosus butleri Allen 1998
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Distribution |
Endemic to northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA (25°21'S) to the Torres Strait, QLD (142°44'E). |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin I, 115-130; Anal fin 87-102. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from Paraplotosus albilabris and P. muelleri in having a tall, sail-like first dorsal fin and extremely long nasal barbels, which extend posteriorly to the basal third of the pectoral fin or beyond. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of W. 'Harry' Butler, who assisted in with the collection of many of the paratypes . |
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Species Citation |
Paraplotosus butleri Allen, 1998, Raffles Bull. Zool. 46(1): 129, fig. 3. Type locality: near Broome, WA [~17°58´S, 122°14´E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
Sailfin Catfish, Paraplotosus butleri Allen 1998
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 123-134 figs 1-4 PDF
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. (as Paraplotosus sp.)
Ferraris, C. 1999. Family Plotosidae. pp. 1880-1883 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.
