Galeichthys trowi is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Cynthia Kulongowski in 2010. It is a tropical, marine catfish which is endemic to the coast of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Galeichthys |
| Species: | G. trowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010
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The species epithet "trowi" refers to a student named Eugene Trow Jr., cited as studying the South African catfish of the genus Galeichthys.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Galeichthys trowi". FishBase. October 2017 version.
Further reading
edit- King, Dennis; Fraser, Valda (2014). The reef guide : fishes, corals, nudibranchs & other invertebrates : East & South coasts of Southern Africa. Struik Nature. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-77584-018-3.
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