Biology:Osteogeneiosus

Short description: Genus of fishes

Osteogeneiosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Osteogeneiosus Bleeker, 1846
Species:	O. militaris
Binomial name
Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Silurus militaris Linnaeus, 1758 Osteogeneiosus blochii Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus gracilis Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus ingluvies Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus longiceps Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus macrocephalus Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1846 Osteogeneiosus cantoris Bleeker, 1853 Osteogeneiosus sthenocephalus Day, 1877

Osteogeneiosus militaris, the soldier catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Pakistan to the Malay Archipelago. It is found in marine, brackish and fresh waters along the coasts. It grows to a length of 35 cm and is commercially caught for human consumption. It has a single pair stiff, sharp, maxillary barbels.

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Osteogeneiosus militaris" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2445944 entry