Comb-spined catfish
| Comb-spined 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. carinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arius carinatus Weber, 1913 | |
The comb-spined catfish (Cinetodus carinatus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2][3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It is known to inhabit freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 40 cm (16 in).[2] Its diet includes prawns, detritus, and a variety of terrestrial and aquatic insects and insect larvae.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Synonyms of Cinetodus carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cinetodus carinatus" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Common names for Cinetodus carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Cinetodus carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
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