Squirrelheaded catfish

The squirrelheaded catfish[2] (Arius microcephalus) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1855.[4] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific region, including eastern Thailand and Borneo. It reaches a maximum total length of 60 cm (24 in).[3]

Squirrelheaded catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. microcephalus
Binomial name
Arius microcephalus
Bleeker, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudarius microcephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Arius sciurus Smith, 1931
  • Tachysurus sciurus (Smith, 1931)

References
  1. Synonyms of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius microcephalus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  4. Bleeker, P. 1855 (Nov.) [ref. 16849] Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Pontianak en Bandjermasin. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 3): 415-430.


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