The hard-palate catfish (Brustiarius solidus), also known as the hard-plate catfish,[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1935, originally under the genus Arius.[4] It is a tropical freshwater fish which is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in), with both sexes more commonly reaching an SL of 35 cm (14 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 1.8 kg (4.0 lb).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Brustiarius |
| Species: | B. solidus
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| Brustiarius solidus (Herre, 1935)
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The hard-palate catfish feeds on shrimp in the genus Macrobrachium, algae in the genus Salvinia, insects and nymphs, Ophieleotris aporos, leeches, earthworms, and detritus.[5] Adults spawn year-round, laying eggs in quantities ranging from 8-85, which are incubated orally.[6]
References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Brustiarius solidus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Brustiarius solidus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brustiarius solidus". FishBase. September 2016 version.
- ^ Herre, A. W. C. T. 1935 (15 Feb.) [ref. 2109] New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific expedition. Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12): 383-438.
- ^ Food items reported for Brustiarius solidus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Reproduction of Brustiarius solidus at www.fishbase.org.
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