Batrachocephalus
Species of catfish
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Batrachocephalus mino, the beardless sea catfish, is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Batrachocephalus of the family Ariidae.[1] This species occurs in marine and brackish waters of Bay of Bengal, and parts of the western central Pacific, in coastal waters, estuaries, and lower reaches of rivers.[1] It is distributed from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, to Indonesia.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Batrachocephalus Bleeker, 1846 |
| Species: | B. mino |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachocephalus mino (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
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This fish reaches about 25.0 cm (9.8 in) in total length.[2]
B. mino feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. It is caught commercially for human consumption.[3]
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