Biology:Orinoco sea catfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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| Order: | Siluriformes
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| Species: | C. nuchalis
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| Cathorops nuchalis (Günther, 1864)
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The Orinoco sea catfish (Cathorops nuchalis) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, fresh and saltwater catfish which occurs between Venezuela and Guyana. It reaches a standard length of 24.5 cm (9.6 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Cathorops nuchalis (Günther, 1864) at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Cathorops nuchalis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5829088 entry
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