Arafura catfish

The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]

Arafura catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Netuma
Species:
N. proxima
Binomial name
Netuma proxima
(J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898
  • Arius arafurensis Hardenberg, 1948
  • Netuma proximus (Ogilby, 1898)
  • Netuna proximus (Ogilby, 1898)

The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Synonyms of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Netuma proxima" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 1 at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
  6. Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 3 at www.fishbase.org.


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