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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Netuma

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4 species
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Netuma bilineata
[Bronze catfish]
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Max. Length 30.3 cm SL

 
Netuma patriciae
[Whipfin sea catfish]

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Western Pacific.
Max. Length 46 cm SL
Netuma proxima (Ogilby, 1898)

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Netuma proxima
[Arafura catfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 185 cm TL
Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

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Netuma thalassina
[Giant catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Netuma bilineata Bronze catfish Indo-West Pacific 90 TL 1840
Netuma patriciae Whipfin sea catfish Western Pacific 30.3 SL 2019
Netuma proxima Arafura catfish Western Pacific. 46 SL 1898
Netuma thalassina Giant catfish Indo-West Pacific 185 TL 1837



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