Nedystoma dayi

Nedystoma dayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Nedystoma
Species:
N. dayi
Binomial name
Nedystoma dayi
(Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemipimelodus dayi Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886

Nedystoma dayi, or Day's catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3] Its diet consists of the larvae of aquatic insects.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nedystoma dayi". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.


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