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Striped Catfish Feeding | Plotosus lineatus

This is a school of juvenile striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) feeding on a dense cloud of planktonic organisms at night. The fish are swimming in their characteristic ball-like formation. The first dorsal fin and pectoral fins have venomous spines.

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This is a school of juvenile striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) feeding on a dense cloud of planktonic organisms at night. The fish are swimming in their characteristic ball-like formation. The first dorsal fin and pectoral fins have venomous spines.