Armoured sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Hemiarius |
Species: | H. stormii |
Binomial name | |
Hemiarius stormii (Bleeker, 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
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The armoured sea catfish (Hemiarius stormii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Cephalocassis. It is known from freshwater rivers in Thailand and Indonesia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in). Its diet consists of finfish and benthic invertebrates.
References
- ^ Synonyms of Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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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