Biology:Sawspine catfish
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Short description: Species of catfish
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| Order: | Siluriformes
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| Species: | N. pectoralis
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| Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola, 2000)
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The sawspine catfish (Neoarius pectoralis), alternatively referred to as the sawspined catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Australia , Irian Jaya, and possibly also Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum fork length of 39.3 cm (15.5 in).[3]
The species epithet "pectoralis" derived from the Latin term for "shoulder", was inspired by the prominent, flattened serrae along the spine of the inner pectoral fin on the species.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Neoarius pectoralis" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2711075 entry
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