Thick-lipped catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cinetodus |
| Species: | C. crassilabris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinetodus crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
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The thick-lipped catfish (Cinetodus crassilabris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3][4] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[2] It is found in freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[3] Its diet consists of insects and vascular plants.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Storey, A.W.; Kolkolo, U.; Mungkaje, A. & Larson, H. (2020). "Pachyula crassilabris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196834A2477340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196834A2477340.en. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b Synonyms of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cinetodus crassilabris". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Common names of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
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