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[1]
  • Bagrus arenarius Müller & Troschel, 1849
  • Arius fangi Chaux, 1949

The sand catfish[2] (Arius arenarius) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1849, originally under the genus Bagrus.[4] 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).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Arius arenarius at fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Arius arenarius" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  4. ↑ Müller, J. and F. H. Troschel 1849 [ref. 3073] Horae Ichthyologicae. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Berlin. No. 3: 1-27 + additional p. 24, Pls. 1-5.
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