Biology:Netuma
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Netuma | |
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| Netuma thalassina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Netuma Bleeker, 1858[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bagrus netuma Valenciennes, 1840[1]
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Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China . There are currently four recognized species in this genus.
The largest species, the giant catfish Netuma thalassina, can grow to 185 cm (73 in) total length.[2]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species:[2]
- Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bronze catfish)
- Netuma patriciae Y. Takahashi, S. Kimura & H. Motomura, 2019[3]
- Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Arafura catfish)
- Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) (Giant catfish)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Netuma". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2431.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Netuma in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ↑ Takahashi, Yumeka; Kimura, Seishi; Motomrua, Hiroyuki (2020-04-01). "A new sea catfish, Netuma patriciae (Siluriformes: Ariidae), from the Philippines" (in en). Ichthyological Research 67 (2): 264–273. doi:10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00719-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q2777269 entry
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