Sand catfish
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| Species: | A. arenarius
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| Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
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The sand catfish[2] (Arius arenarius) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1849, originally under the genus Bagrus.[4] It is found in subtropical brackish and marine waters in the western Pacific, including China Taiwan, and possibly the Philippines. It reaches a maximum standard length of 29 cm (11 in).[3]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Arius arenarius" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Müller, J. and F. H. Troschel 1849 [ref. 3073] Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Berlin. No. 3: 1-27 + additional p. 24, Pls. 1-5.
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