Biology:Arafura catfish
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Short description: Species of catfish
| Arafura catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Netuma |
| Species: | N. proxima
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| Binomial name | |
| Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]
The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Netuma proxima" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 1 at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 3 at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q542736 entry
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