Sea Catfish Gallery

Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus)

Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), Looking almost like eels, these fish swim in tightly packed groups that swarm across coral reefs. The whole family is confined to the Indo-Pacific region. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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Whale Catfish
tropical freshwaters, South America
Cetopsis coecutiens
This species is a shoaling, aggressive carnivore, biting other fish. It also parasitises catfish gills and river dolphins, entering their various orifices. It is not the same as the Candiru catfish that is supposed to do that to humans.
parasite / aquarium fish
Pat Morris

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Striped Catfish (Plotosus lineatus) shoal, swimming in Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), with diver approaching, Lekuan I Dive Site, Manado, Northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

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