Arius oetik
| Arius oetik | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. oetik |
| Binomial name | |
| Arius oetik Bleeker, 1846 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arius oetik is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846.[3] It is known from tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum total length of 22.5 cm (8.9 in).[2] Its diet consists of mussels, flathead locust lobsters, shrimp, conger eels, ponyfish, squids and Indian mackerels.[4]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius oetik" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ↑ Bleeker, P., 1846 (Apr.) [ref. 313] Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60.
- ↑ Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
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