# Netuma

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Genus of fishes

Netuma Netuma thalassina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Ariidae Subfamily: Ariinae Genus: Netuma Bleeker, 1858[1] Type species Bagrus netuma Valenciennes, 1840[1]

***Netuma*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [sea catfishes](/source/Sea_catfish) found in the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) and the western [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) where it occurs in marine, [brackish](/source/Brackish) and fresh waters from the coasts of [Africa](/source/Africa) to [Australia](/source/Australia) to [China](/source/China). There are currently three recognized [species](/source/Species) in this genus.

The largest species, the [giant catfish](/source/Giant_catfish) *Netuma thalassina*, can grow to 185 cm (73 in) [total length](/source/Fish_measurement).[2]

## Species

There are currently 3 recognized species:[2]

- *[Netuma bilineata](/source/Netuma_bilineata)* ([Valenciennes](/source/Achille_Valenciennes), 1840) (Bronze catfish)

- *[Netuma patriciae](/source/Netuma_patriciae)* [Y. Takahashi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yumeka_Takahashi&action=edit&redlink=1), [S. Kimura](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seishi_Kimura&action=edit&redlink=1) & [H. Motomura](/source/Hiroyuki_Motomura), 2019[3] (Whipfin sea catfish)

- *[Netuma thalassina](/source/Netuma_thalassina)* ([Rüppell](/source/Eduard_R%C3%BCppell), 1837) (Giant catfish)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CoF_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CoF_1-1) Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["*Netuma*"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2431). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 4 May 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FishBase_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FishBase_2-1) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Netuma*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Netuma). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. March 2025 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Takahashi, Yumeka; Kimura, Seishi; Motomrua, Hiroyuki (2020-04-01). ["A new sea catfish, *Netuma patriciae* (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines"](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4). *Ichthyological Research*. **67** (2): 264–273. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2020IchtR..67..264T](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020IchtR..67..264T). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4](https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10228-019-00719-4).

Taxon identifiers Netuma Wikidata: Q2777269 Wikispecies: Netuma AFD: Netuma BOLD: 151964 CoL: 63PD GBIF: 2345401 iNaturalist: 90297 IRMNG: 1310483 ITIS: 639025 NCBI: 435127 WoRMS: 270028

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