Plotosus lineatus

BéarlaDorsal and anal fins continuous with caudal fin. Four pairs of mouth barbels. A single highly venomous serrate spine at the beginning of the first dorsal and each of the pectoral fins (Ref. 1602). Description: Characterized by black to brown color on upper side; white venrally; pair of narrow white stripes extending from head to caudal fin; well separated dorsal fins; origin of second dorsal fin posterior to level of pelvic fin origin; depth of body 5.8-8.0 in SL; anterior nostril tubular, dorsal to upper lip; gill membranes narrowly attached across isthmus (Ref. 90102).

• Plotosus vittatus Swainson, 1839
• Silurus lineatus Thunberg, 1787
• Plotosus anguillaris (Bloch, 1794)
• Plotosus brevibarbus Bessednov, 1967
• Silurus arab Forsskål, 1775
• Plotosus arab Bleeker, 1862
• Plotoseus ikapor Lesson, 1831
• Plotosus flavolineatus Whitley, 1941
• Plotosus lineatus Valenciennes, 1840
• Plotosus marginatus Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
• Plotosus castaneus Valenciennes, 1840
• Plotosus ikapor Lesson, 1831
• Plotosus thunbergianus Lacepède, 1803
• Platystacus anguillaris Bloch, 1794
• Plotosus castaneoides Bleeker, 1851