Family : Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blacktip sea catfish
Fish Name : Plicofollis dussumieri
Max size : 62.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967); max. published weight: 1,400 g (Ref. 4883)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 20 - 50 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7; k=0.16)Distribution : Indo-west Pacific: Mozambique and Madagascar to Sri Lanka, the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar to Sumatra (Ref. 56505).
Diagnosis : Anal soft rays: 14-16. It has a prominent lateral ethmoid that forms a "shelf" between the eye and the nostrils (Ref. 56505), two pairs of vomerine toothpletes (Ref. 56505), and a very short adipose-fin base (Ref. 56505). Body dark brown, lower surfaces completely covered with fine brown pigment specks (Ref. 3976).
Biology : Found along the coast (Ref. 5213). Enters the lower parts of rivers of the east coast of Africa (Ref. 3876). Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 3290). Air bladder utilized for isinglass
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref : Jayaram, K.C.. 1984. (Ref. 3290)

India country information
Common Names : ഏട്ട, വലിയ ഏട്ട, జెటె జెల్ల, జెటె జెల్ల  , తొగడమ, மண்டை கெளீரு, ಕಗ್ಗಿ ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ, மண்டை கெளுரு , ಮೊಗರು ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ , மண்டை வல்சீ , शिंगळा, மண்‍டை வலசி, జెడ్డి జెల్ల, నెల్లా జెల్లా  , ಮುಂಗರು ಶೆಡ್ಡಿ   , ಮೊಂಗಮ್ ಶೆಡೆ   , शिंगाति, നാവേട്ട, கெளுத்தீ, கெழுத்தி, மண்‍டைக் கெளிறு, முன்காளீ செடீ , വലിയേട്ട  , വലിയേട്ടാ, मोगारुशीड़ी, കാഴുതേയ്ടൂ, വെലിയേട്ട  , വലിയേട്ട  , શીંગતી , നവേട്ട , తొగడమ , Dussumier's catfish, Giant marine cat fish, Jeddi jella, Jeddi-jella, Jedi-jella, Kaggishedde, Kazhu-theydoo, Keluthy, Mandai keliru, Mandai valsi, Mandaikaliru, Marine catfish, Mogarushedde, Mogarushedde, Mongam-shede, Mungam-shede, Navettah, Nellah-jella, Shingala, Shingati, Shingati, Thogadam, Valiaethah, Valiaetta, Valiaettah, Veliyetta
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses