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Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846

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Was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846, originally under the genus Arius and after two genera and specific name changes has returned to its original description. Habitat: It inhabits southern and southeastern Asian brackish waters, also occurring in marine and freshwaters but predominantly in brackish waters. Etymology: The specific name macronotacanthus: macro-, large; notos, back; acanthus, spine, referring to the thick dorsal spine. Remarks: Can sometimes be found on some online searches as Nemapteryx macronotacantha.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Nemapteryx macronotacantha, Tachysurus macronotacanthus.

Family:

Ariidae

Distribution:

South and southeast Asia: Bay of Bengal and western central Pacific; in coastal waters and estuaries. Type locality: Batavia.

Size:

30.0cm. TL (12ins)

Temp:

26-29°c (79-85°f)

p.H.

7.0-8.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 07/2021 ).
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Arius macronotacanthus

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