斑海鲇是辐鳍鱼纲鲇形目海鲇科的其中一种。

本鱼分布于印度、西太平洋区，由印度沿海到中国东海、印尼、澳洲附近岛弧，但并未在菲律宾及澳洲发现。

The spotted sea catfish (Arius maculatus), also known as the spotted catfish, the sea barbel or the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792, originally under the genus Silurus. It inhabits tropical marine, brackish and freshwater in the Indo-western Pacific region, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It dwells at a depth range of 50 to 100 m (160 to 330 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 80 cm (31 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in).