Biology:Usumacinta sea catfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Usumacinta sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Potamarius |
| Species: | P. usumacintae
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamarius usumacintae | |
The Usumacinta sea catfish[1] (Potamarius usumacintae) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Ricardo Betancur-Rodriguez and Philip W. Willink in 2007. It is endemic to the Usumacinta River between Mexico and Guatemala. It reaches a maximum standard length of 59.5 cm (23.4 in).[2]
The species epithet "usumacintae" refers to the Usumacinta River.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Potamarius usumacintae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Potamarius usumacintae" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6412574 entry
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