Aspistor hardenbergi is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[3] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in southern New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 25.4 cm (10.0 in).[2]
Aspistor hardenbergi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Aspistor |
Species: | A. hardenbergi
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Binomial name | |
Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The species epithet, "hardenbergi", was given in honour of J.D.F. Hardenberg, both for his contributions to ichthyology in the Indo-Australian region, and for his recognition that A. hardenbergi was a new species.[2]
References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Aspistor hardenbergi at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspistor hardenbergi". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Kailola, P. J., 2000 (Dec.) [ref. 25113] Six new species of fork-tailed catfishes (Pisces, Teleostei, Ariidae) from Australia and New Guinea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 16: 127-144.