Jump to content

Neoarius pectoralis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neoarius pectoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Neoarius
Species:
N. pectoralis
Binomial name
Neoarius pectoralis
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius pectoralis Kailola, 2000
  • Ariopsis pectoralis (Kailola, 2000)

Neoarius pectoralis, the sawspine catfish or sawspined catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Australia, Irian Jaya, and possibly also Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum fork length of 39.3 cm (15.5 in).[3]

The species epithet "pectoralis" derived from the Latin term for "shoulder", was inspired by the prominent, flattened serrae along the spine of the inner pectoral fin on the species.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoarius pectoralis". FishBase. May 2019 version.