Notarius armbrusteri is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez and Arturo Acero Pizarro in 2006. It inhabits marine waters around Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, in Colombia. Males reach a maximum standard length of 17.7 cm (7.0 in), while females reach a maximum SL of 20.8 cm (8.2 in).[1]

Notarius armbrusteri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. armbrusteri
Binomial name
Notarius armbrusteri
Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2006

The species epithet "armbrusteri" was given in honour of Jonathan W. Armbruster, a curator at the Auburn University Museum, whom the authors credited with providing important contributions to the taxonomy of catfish in neotropical regions.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius armbrusteri". FishBase. May 2019 version.