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Sand catfish

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Species of fish

Sand catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species: A. arenarius
Binomial name
Arius arenarius
(Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Bagrus arenarius Müller & Troschel, 1849
  • Arius fangi Chaux, 1949

The sand catfish (Arius arenarius) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1849, originally under the genus Bagrus. 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).

References

  1. Synonyms of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius arenarius". FishBase. April 2016 version.
  4. Müller, J. and F. H. Troschel 1849 Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Berlin. No. 3: 1-27 + additional p. 24, Pls. 1-5.
Taxon identifiers
Arius arenarius
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