The flatmouth sea catfish (Plicofollis platystomus), also known as the flat-mouthed catfish or the flatmouth catfish,Common names of Plicofollis platystomus at www.fishbase.org. is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Francis Day in 1877, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits estuaries and coastal marine waters in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It dwells at a maximum depth of .Plicofollis platystomus at the IUCN redlist. It reaches a maximum total length of .
The diet of the flatmouth sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates.Food items reported for Plicofollis platystomus at www.fishbase.org. It is considered an important foodfish, and its meat is marketed fresh. Due to a lack of known significant threats to its population, it is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.
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