Batrachocephalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: |
Batrachocephalus Bleeker, 1846 |
Species: | B. mino
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Binomial name | |
Batrachocephalus mino (
F. Hamilton, 1822)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
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]