Plotosus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese striped eel catfish, is a species of eeltail catfish belonging to the family Plotosidae. P. japonicus is native to Indo-Pacific, including the Japanese archipelago and the Red Sea.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Plotosidae |
| Genus: | Plotosus |
| Species: | P. japonicus
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| Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008
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At night, with horizontal stripes as well as the usual vertical stripes
Ruptured stomach with eggs protruding
Pair
References
edit- ^ Goren, Menachem; Stern, Nir; Diamant, Ariel (2020-04-02). "New records of Plotosus japonicus in the Red Sea and genetic indications for its presence throughout the Indo-Pacific (Osteichthyes: Plotosidae)". Zoology in the Middle East. 66 (2): 124–131. doi:10.1080/09397140.2020.1729560. ISSN 0939-7140.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plotosus japonicus". FishBase. August 2024 version.
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