Comb-gilled catfish
| Comb-gilled catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Brustiarius |
| Species: | B. nox
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| Binomial name | |
| Brustiarius nox (Herre, 1935)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The comb-gilled catfish (Brustiarius nox) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2][3] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1935, originally under the genus Arius.[4] It is a tropical freshwater fish which is found in Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 30 cm (12 in).[3]
The comb-gilled catfish feeds on a variety of small aquatic animals, including crustaceans, worms, leeches, insects as well as larvae and nymphs, and gastropods. It also feeds on algae and detritus.[5] Adults spawn year round, laying eggs in quantities generally ranging from 8-30, which are then orally incubated.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Brustiarius nox at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Brustiarius nox at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brustiarius nox". FishBase. September 2016 version.
- ^ Herre, A. W. C. T. 1935 (15 Feb.) [ref. 2109] New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific expedition. Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12): 383-438.
- ^ Food items reported for Brustiarius nox at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Reproduction of Brustiarius nox at www.fishbase.org.
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