The Usumacinta sea catfish[1] (Potamarius usumacintae) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Ricardo Betancur-Rodriguez and Philip W. Willink in 2007. It is endemic to the Usumacinta River between Mexico and Guatemala. It reaches a maximum standard length of 59.5 cm (23.4 in).[2]
| Usumacinta sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Potamarius |
| Species: | P. usumacintae
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamarius usumacintae Betancur-R. & Willink, 2007
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Etymology
editThe species epithet "usumacintae" refers to the Usumacinta River.[2]
References
edit- ^ Common names of Potamarius usumacintae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Potamarius usumacintae". FishBase. July 2019 version.
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