Sculptured sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. kessleri
Binomial name
Notarius kessleri
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  • Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876
  • Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934
  • Netuma insularum Greene, 1897
  • Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

The sculptured sea catfish[2] (Notarius kessleri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. It reaches a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 40 cm (16 in).[3]

The sculptured sea catfish is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN Redlist.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Notarius kessleri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Notarius kessleri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Notarius kessleri" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Notarius kessleri at the IUCN redlist.


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