Biology:Hexanematichthys mastersi

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Short description: Species of fish

Hexanematichthys mastersi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Hexanematichthys
Species:
H. mastersi
Binomial name
Hexanematichthys mastersi
(Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius mastersi Ogilby, 1898
  • Arius sagoroides Hardenberg, 1941
  • Sciades mastersi (Ogilby, 1898)
  • Tachysurus godfreyi Whitley, 1941

Hexanematichthys mastersi, the Master's catfish or Godfrey's catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It dwells on the floors of inshore marine waters in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum total length of 51 cm (20 in).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Hexanematichthys mastersi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Hexanematichthys mastersi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Hexanematichthys mastersi" in FishBase. January 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5546566 entry