[1] It inhabits estuaries and coastal marine waters in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 31 cm (12 in).

[3] The diet of the flatmouth sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates.

[5] 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.