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Caribbean sculptured sea catfish

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Caribbean sculptured sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. neogranatensis
Binomial name
Notarius neogranatensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Arius neogranatensis Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002

The Caribbean sculptured sea catfish[3] (Notarius neogranatensis) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Arturo Acero Pizarro and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2002, originally under the genus Arius.[2] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Colombia, on the Caribbean coast.[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Betancur, R. (2020) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Notarius neogranatensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T197019A176734706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197019A176734706.en. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius neogranatensis at www.fishase.org.
  3. ^ Common names of Notarius neogranatensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius neogranatensis". FishBase. July 2019 version.