Papillate sea catfish
| Papillate sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. kailolae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cathorops kailolae Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008
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The papillate sea catfish (Cathorops kailolae), also known as the Kailola's sea catfish,[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Alexandre Pires Marceniuk and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2008. It is a tropical fresh and saltwater catfish which occurs in Central America. It reaches a standard length of 25.4 cm (10.0 in).[3]
The species epithet "kailolae" refers to ichthyologist Patricia J. Kailola, and is cited as being given in honour of her contributions to the systematics for the family Ariidae.[3]
References
- ^ Elias, D.; McMahan, C.; Quintana, Y.; Fuentes, C. (2020). "Cathorops kailolae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196821A2477118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T196821A2477118.en. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Common names of Cathorops kailolae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops kailolae". FishBase. October 2017 version.