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Cephalocassis melanochir

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Species of fish

Cephalocassis melanochir
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cephalocassis
Species: C. melanochir
Binomial name
Cephalocassis melanochir
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Arius melanochir Bleeker, 1852
  • Arius doriae Vinciguerra, 1881
  • Tachysurus melanochir (Bleeker, 1852)

Cephalocassis melanochir is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia. It reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in). It feeds on finfish and benthic crustaceans.

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Cephalocassis melanochir at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalocassis melanochir". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  3. https://www.fishbase.de/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=18575&genus=Cephalocassis&species=melanochir Food items reported for Cephalocassis melanochir at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers
Cephalocassis melanochir


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