Biology:White sea catfish
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| Order: | Siluriformes
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| Species: | G. barbus
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| Genidens barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
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The White sea catfish, also called the Marine catfish,[2] (Genidens barbus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1803, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It is an oceanodromous species that is found between the Río de la Plata Basin and eastern Brazil . It reaches a maximum total length of 120 cm (47 in).[3] It has been recorded spawning between the months of August–December.[4] The maximum known life expectancy is 36 years.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Genidens barbus" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ↑ Spawning for Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q3752832 entry
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