Netuma thalassina
Giant Sea Catfish
As recorded: Arius thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Siluriformes › Ariidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- November 9, 1983
- Locality
- Bahrain
- Island
- Bahrain
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 17 other specimens.
Carangoides
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Cypselurus
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Diagramma pictum
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Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
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Nemipterus randalli
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Nuchequula gerreoides
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Paramonacanthus
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Pegasus volitans
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Petroscirtes ancylodon
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Platycephalus indicus
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Plectorhinchus pictus
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Rhabdosargus haffara
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Sorsogona prionota
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Sorsogona tuberculata
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Sphyraena obtusata
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Upeneus oligospilus
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Upeneus randalli
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Netuma thalassina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-27.
2026-02-27
Frishing Harbour, Jalaripeta, Port Area, MaheshPnestop, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-02-12
M8W2+8CH, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-02-07
M8W2+G6R, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-01-21
Central Area, Singapore
(c) mulannn77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-14
Cairns City, Tropical North Queensland, AU
(c) Robbie Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
(c) red flaming inferno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Netuma thalassina. BPBM 29506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35206780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35206780 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026