Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) Genus: Plotosus Species: P. canius Synonyms Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846 Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846 Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840 Potosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 Common/local names English: