Species FAO code: –

Netuma thalassina

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr machoiron [Arius thalassinus synonym for Netuma thalassina] fr machoiron indien [Arius thalassinus synonym for Netuma thalassina]	–
Italy	it Pesce gatto	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

Scientific name

Netuma thalassina

Author

(Rüppell, 1837)

Rank

Species

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyAriidae
    - GenusNetuma
      - SpeciesNetuma thalassina

Synonyms

Arius nasutus Valenciennes, 1840
Bagrus laevigatus Valenciennes, 1840
Tachysurus serratus (Day, 1877)
Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837)
Bagrus netuma Valenciennes, 1840
Bagrus carchariorhijnchos Bleeker, 1846
Bagrus thalassinus Rüppell, 1837
Bagrus carchariorhynchos Bleeker, 1846
Netuna thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)
Arius serratus Day, 1877
Arius andamanensis Day, 1871
Arius thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837)
Tachysurus thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837)
Netuma thalassina jacksonensis Whitley, 1941
Ariodes aeneus Sauvage, 1883

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

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