Biology:Ariopsis (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ariopsis
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Ariopsis felis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Ariopsis
T. N. Gill, 1861
Type species
Silurus felis
Linnaeus, 1766

Ariopsis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The genus has been merged with Sciades by some authorities.[1]

Species

There are currently four described species in this genus:[2]

  • Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) (Mayan sea catfish)
  • Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Hardhead sea catfish)
  • Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Blue sea catfish)
  • Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Tete sea catfish)

References

  1. "Ariopsis Gill, 1861". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158708. Retrieved 28 July 2017. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ariopsis in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2582589 entry