Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)
En - Striped eel catfish; Fr - Balibot rayé; Sp - Patuna rayada.
Maximum length about 30 cm. Nearshore; reefs, open coastal areas, and estuaries. Adults solitary
or in small groups, usually beneath ledges or in recesses in reef; juveniles form dense aggregations
in open areas. Incidental catch in beach seines, trawls and by hook-and-line. Spines associated with
anterior fins have potent venom. Widespread throughout Indo-Pacific eastward to Andesite line.