Netuma
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Netuma thalassina.jpg
| image_caption = Netuma thalassina
| taxon = Netuma
| authority = Bleeker, 1858
| type_species = Bagrus netuma
| type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1840
}}
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 {{convert|185|cm|abbr=on}} total length.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species:
- Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bronze catfish)
- Netuma patriciae {{Small|Y. Takahashi, S. Kimura & H. Motomura, 2019}}{{Cite journal|last=Takahashi|first=Yumeka|last2=Kimura|first2=Seishi|last3=Motomrua|first3=Hiroyuki|date=2020-04-01|title=A new sea catfish, Netuma patriciae (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4|journal=Ichthyological Research|language=en|volume=67|issue=2|pages=264–273|doi=10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4 |url-access=subscription}}
- Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) (Giant catfish)
References
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{{Cof record |genid=2431 |title=Netuma |access-date=4 May 2023}}
{{FishBase genus |genus=Netuma |month=March |year=2025}}
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Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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