Armoured sea catfish
| Armoured 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: | Hemiarius |
| Species: | H. stormii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiarius stormii (Bleeker, 1858)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The armoured sea catfish[2] (Hemiarius stormii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Cephalocassis.[1] It is known from freshwater rivers in Thailand and Indonesia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3] Its diet consists of finfish and benthic invertebrates.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiarius stormii". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
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