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Indian Ocean: India and Sri Lanka. Also reported from Pakistan (Ref. 2872), Myanmar (Ref. 5736) and Bangladesh (Ref. 58022).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Plicofollis platystomus is distributed in south and southeast Asia and is found around India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India; Myanmar; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 50
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for Plicofollis platystomus. However, many species from the Ariidae family are reported to be locally abundant (FAO 1999).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Plicofollis platystomus is a demersal, amphidromous species that has a depth range of 0–50 m. It is found in marine and estuarine waters and feeds mainly on invertebrates.
Systems: Marine
Movement patterns: Full Migrant
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Plicofollis platystomus is reported to be one of the six most most commercially important catfishes within its region (Hafizuddin and Majumer 1995).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Plicofollis platystomus is reported to be one of the six most most commercially important catfishes within its region (Hafizuddin and Majumer 1995). It is marketed fresh (Jayaram 1984). It is harvested using a combination of bottom trawls, stake traps, shore seines, set bagnets, and hook and line. However, fishing is not considered to be a major threat to this species at present.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specififc conservation measures in place for Plicofollis platystomus, however its distribution may cover a number of marine protected area designations, including the Lampi Marine National Park off Myanmar.
Further research and monitoring of the population numbers and harvest levels of this species is needed to determine if it is likely to suffer significant population declines in the future.
Citation: Betancur, R. 2010. Plicofollis platystomus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155202A4743981. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155202A4743981.en. Downloaded on 10 November 2016.
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