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Usumacinta sea catfish

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Usumacinta sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Potamarius
Species:
P. usumacintae
Binomial name
Potamarius usumacintae

The Usumacinta sea catfish[1] (Potamarius usumacintae) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Ricardo Betancur-Rodriguez and Philip W. Willink in 2007. It is endemic to the Usumacinta River between Mexico and Guatemala. It reaches a maximum standard length of 59.5 cm (23.4 in).[2]

Etymology

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The species epithet "usumacintae" refers to the Usumacinta River.[2]

References

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