Marceniuk, Alexandre Pires;Oliveira, Claudio;Ferraris Jr, Carl J.
Netuma
Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China. There are currently three recognized species in this genus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAriidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded3,085
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Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China. There are currently three recognized species in this genus.
The largest species, the giant catfish Netuma thalassina, can grow to total length.