Squirrelheaded catfish
| Squirrelheaded catfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. microcephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The squirrelheaded catfish[2] (Arius microcephalus) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1855.[4] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific region, including eastern Thailand and Borneo. It reaches a maximum total length of 60 cm (24 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius microcephalus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ↑ Bleeker, P. 1855 (Nov.) [ref. 16849] Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Pontianak en Bandjermasin. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 3): 415-430.
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