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Caribbean sculptured sea catfish

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Caribbean sculptured sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. neogranatensis
Binomial name
Notarius neogranatensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius neogranatensis Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002

The Caribbean sculptured sea catfish[2] (Notarius neogranatensis) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Arturo Acero Pizarro and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2002, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Colombia, on the Caribbean coast.[3] It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius neogranatensis at www.fishase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Notarius neogranatensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius neogranatensis". FishBase. July 2019 version.