Family : Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Thinspine sea catfish
Fish Name : Plicofollis tenuispinis
Max size : 36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3290)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 20 - 50 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in coastal waters down to a depth of about 50 m (Ref. 5213). Enters brackish waters (Ref. 4833). Feeds mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. Caught mainly with bagnets, dipnets, bamboo stake traps and on hook and line
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref : Jayaram, K.C.. 1984. (Ref. 3290)

India country information
Common Names : Thinspine sea catfish, शिंगळा, Day's catfish, Shingala
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses