Plotosus canius is a valid scientific name.

Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822

Canine catfish-eel - Gang Magur - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Dorso-lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Plotosidae
Genus	:	Plotosus
Species	:	Plotosus canius

Common Names:

English	:	Canine catfish-eel[6] Gray eel-catfish[1192] Hamilton's eel catfish[1192]
Bangla	:	Gang Magur[5] Kana magur[1174] Kaul[1174]

Synonyms:

Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822
Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822
Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840 Nov
Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846 Apr
Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 Apr

Maximum Length and Weight:

100 cm (TL) and 6 kg ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5 : 4.5-4.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 7.6-8.3 : 7.1-7.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 12-14 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 4.6-5.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 4.6-5.2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁ I 4; D₂ Procurrent; A 58-82; P I 11-14; V i 11-15; C 69-115 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [271]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[746] Bangladesh[70] Brunei[1134] Cambodia[1134] India[6] Indonesia[1134] Malaysia[918] Myanmar[832] Philippines[1134] Singapore[1134] Sri Lanka[1134] Thailand[670] Vietnam[912] Australia[590] Fiji[893] Papua New Guinea[750] Laos[714] Andaman Island[746] Bangladesh[5] Brunei[1134] Cambodia[1134] India[1134] Indonesia[1134] Malaysia[918] Myanmar[832] Philippines[1134] Singapore[1134] Sri Lanka[1134] Thailand[670] Vietnam[912] Australia[590] Fiji[893] Papua New Guinea[750]
Bangladesh	:	Passur River, Khulna[752] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Set bag net, Drag net, Drag net, Set bag net, Hook, Hook, Line gear, Line gear ^[1657]
Stake Net, Set bag net, Drag net, Drag net, Set bag net, Hook, Hook, Line gear, Line gear ^[1174]
Stake Net, Set bag net, Drag net, Drag net, Set bag net, Hook, Hook, Line gear, Line gear ^[1174]
Seine net, Set bag net, Drag net, Drag net, Set bag net, Hook, Hook, Line gear, Line gear ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available