Genidens barbus

Genidens barbus, the white sea catfish or marine catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1803, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It is an oceanodromous species that is found between the Río de la Plata Basin and eastern Brazil. It reaches a maximum total length of 120 cm (47 in).[3] It has been recorded spawning between the months of August–December.[4] The maximum known life expectancy is 36 years.[3]

Genidens barbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Genidens
Species:
G. barbus
Binomial name
Genidens barbus
(Lacepède, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Arius commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Arius upsulonophora (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Bagrus barbatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Bagrus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Galeichthys barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Netuma barba (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Netuma barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Netuma commersoni (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Netuma upsulonophora (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Netuma upsulonophorus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Pimelodus barbus Lacepède, 1803
  • Pimelodus commersonii Lacepède, 1803
  • Pimelodus versicolor Castelnau, 1855
  • Silurus sexdecimradiatus Larrañaga, 1923
  • Silurus 16-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923
  • Tachysurus barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Tachisurus barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
  • Tachisurus upsulonophorus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  • Tachysurus upsulonophorus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

References
  1. Synonyms of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Genidens barbus" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Spawning for Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.


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