Cathorops melanopus, the dark sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, freshwater catfish which occurs in Guatemala. It reaches a total length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[2]
Cathorops melanopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Cathorops |
Species: | C. melanopus
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Binomial name | |
Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops melanopus". FishBase. October 2017 version.