The Chomba sea catfish[2] (Notarius osculus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1883, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits coastal marine and brackish waters in Costa Rica and Panama. It reaches a maximum standard length of 28 cm (11 in).[3]
Chomba sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Notarius |
Species: | N. osculus
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Binomial name | |
Notarius osculus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius osculus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Notarius osculus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius osculus". FishBase. July 2019 version.