Genidens planifrons is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Horacio Higuchi, Enir Girondi Reis and Francisco Gerson Araújo in 1982, originally under the genus Netuma.[1] It migrates between the Lagoa dos Patos and the region of the Atlantic Ocean which it drains into. It reaches a standard length of 57 cm (22 in).[2]

Genidens planifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Genidens
Species:
G. planifrons
Binomial name
Genidens planifrons
(Higuchi, Reis & Araújo, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Netuma planifrons Higuchi, Reis & Araújo, 1982

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Genidens planifrons at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Genidens planifrons". FishBase. January 2019 version.