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Thick-lipped catfish

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Species of fish

Thick-lipped catfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cinetodus
Species: C. crassilabris
Binomial name
Cinetodus crassilabris
(Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Hemipimelodus crassilabris Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886
  • Arius crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
  • Pachyula crassilabris

The thick-lipped catfish (Cinetodus crassilabris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus. It is found in freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in). Its diet consists of insects and vascular plants.

References

  1. ^ Storey, A.W.; Kolkolo, U.; Mungkaje, A. & Larson, H. (2020). "Pachyula crassilabris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196834A2477340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196834A2477340.en. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cinetodus crassilabris". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Common names of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Food items reported for Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers
Cinetodus crassilabris
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