Netuma

Netuma
Netuma thalassina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Netuma Bleeker, 1858[1]
Type species
Bagrus netuma Valenciennes, 1840[1]

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 four recognized species in this genus.

The largest species, the giant catfish Netuma thalassina, can grow to 185 cm (73 in) total length.^[2]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species:^[2]

• Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bronze catfish)
• Netuma patriciae Y. Takahashi, S. Kimura & H. Motomura, 2019^[3]
• Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Arafura catfish)
• Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) (Giant catfish)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Netuma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Netuma". FishBase. February 2023 version.
3. Takahashi, Yumeka; Kimura, Seishi; Motomrua, Hiroyuki (2020-04-01). "A new sea catfish, Netuma patriciae (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines". Ichthyological Research. 67 (2): 264–273. doi:10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4.