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 | |
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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The 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.