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Notarius cookei
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Notarius
Species:	N. cookei
Binomial name
Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002)
Synonyms
Arius cookei Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002

Notarius cookei is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Arturo Acero Pizarro and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2002, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama, at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 42.8 cm (16.9 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British archaeologist Richard Cooke (1946–2023), of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, because of his contribution to the knowledge of eastern Pacific ariids.

The IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Vulnerable, citing residential and commercial developments, water pollution and logging practices as its main threats.

References

1. ^ Cooke, R.; Acero, A.; Betancur, R. (2010). "Notarius cookei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183939A8203401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183939A8203401.en. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. ^ Synonyms of Notarius cookei at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius cookei". FishBase. May 2019 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ARIIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Sea Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

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