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photo © ria tan
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sea catfish

Arius sagor
Order Siluriformes

Catfish don't have true scales. Their skin is bare or covered with bony plates, as in this catfish. This catfish was trapped in a rock pool. It is not often seen on Chek Jawa at low tide.
(About 25cm)

 

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