Fleshysnout catfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Arius |
Species: | A. dispar
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Binomial name | |
Arius dispar
Herre, 1926
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The fleshysnout catfish [2] (Arius dispar) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally under the genus Tachysurus. [4] It is known from tropical brackish and freshwater in Asia, including the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Borneo. It reaches a maximum standard length of 34 cm (13 in). [3]
The diet of the fleshysnout catfish consists of insects such as dragonfly nymphs, the larvae of midges, insect eggs, as well as snails, microcrustaceans, shrimp, finfish and diatoms. [5]
Fleshysnout catfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Arius |
Species: | A. dispar
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Binomial name | |
Arius dispar
Herre, 1926
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The fleshysnout catfish [2] (Arius dispar) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally under the genus Tachysurus. [4] It is known from tropical brackish and freshwater in Asia, including the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Borneo. It reaches a maximum standard length of 34 cm (13 in). [3]
The diet of the fleshysnout catfish consists of insects such as dragonfly nymphs, the larvae of midges, insect eggs, as well as snails, microcrustaceans, shrimp, finfish and diatoms. [5]