Biology:Nedystoma dayi
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Short description: Species of fish
| Nedystoma dayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Nedystoma |
| Species: | N. dayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nedystoma dayi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
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Nedystoma dayi, or Day's catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3] Its diet consists of the larvae of aquatic insects.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nedystoma dayi" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ↑ Food items reported for Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q5816828 entry
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