Cathorops melanopus
| Cathorops melanopus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. melanopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cathorops melanopus, the dark sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, freshwater catfish which occurs in Guatemala. It reaches a total length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops melanopus". FishBase. October 2017 version.