Biology:Notarius cookei

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Short description: Species of fish

Notarius cookei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. cookei
Binomial name
Notarius cookei
(Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius cookei Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002

Notarius cookei is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Arturo Acero Pizarro and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2002, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in Colombia, Costa Rica,[2] and Panama, at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft).[3] It reaches a maximum standard length of 42.8 cm (16.9 in).[2]

The IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Vulnerable, citing residential and commercial developments, water pollution and logging practices as its main threats.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Notarius cookei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Notarius cookei" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notarius cookei at the IUCN redlist.

Wikidata ☰ Q629051 entry