Freckled sea catfish

Freckled sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. lentiginosus
Binomial name
Notarius lentiginosus
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius lentiginosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Galeichthys lentiginosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Galeichthys xenauchen Gilbert, 1898
  • Tachisurus lentiginosus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

The freckled sea catfish[2] (Notarius lentiginosus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Carl H. Eigenmann and Rosa Smith Eigenmann, in 1888, originally under the genus Tachisurus.[1] It inhabits marine waters in Panama. It reaches a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius lentiginosus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Notarius lentiginosus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius lentiginosus". FishBase. July 2019 version.


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