Arafura catfish
Appearance
Arafura catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Netuma |
Species: | N. proxima
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Binomial name | |
Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]
The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Netuma proxima" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 1 at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 3 at www.fishbase.org.