Where and when
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 8 records
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Arius nenga, Nemapteryx nenga, Pimelodus nenga, Tachysurus nenga
Similar species
Sea BarbelGaleichthys feliceps
Blue CatfishNeoarius graeffei
Giant Sea CatfishNetuma thalassina
Black-spotted SeacatfishArius maculatus
Shovelnose sea catfishArius subrostratus
Sagor catfishHexanematichthys sagor
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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