Bleeker's catfish
The Bleeker's catfish[2] (Nemapteryx bleekeri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Canna Maria Louise Popta in 1900, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits estuaries and marine coasts near Indonesia. It reaches a maximum standard length of 17 cm (6.7 in).
| Bleeker's catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Nemapteryx |
| Species: | N. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemapteryx bleekeri (Popta, 1900) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Nemapteryx bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Nemapteryx bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nemapteryx bleekeri" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
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