Fleshysnout catfish
| Fleshysnout catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. dispar
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| Binomial name | |
| Arius dispar Herre, 1926
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The fleshysnout catfish[3] (Arius dispar) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally under the genus Tachysurus.[5] It is known from tropical brackish and freshwater in Asia, including the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Borneo. It reaches a maximum standard length of 34 cm (13 in).[4]
The diet of the fleshysnout catfish consists of insects such as dragonfly nymphs, the larvae of midges, insect eggs, as well as snails, microcrustaceans, shrimp, finfish and diatoms.[6]
References
- ^ Torres, A.G.; Leander, N.J.S.; Kesner-Reyes, K.; Ame, E.C.; Ballad, E.L.; Angeles, I.J.P.; Reyes, A.T.; Gonzalez, J.C.T.; Palla, H.P.; Gaerlan, R.S.P.; Cecilio, M.A.F.; Garcia, M.P.C.; Guino-o, R.S. II.; Mamalangkap, M.D. (2021). "Arius dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196792A2476387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196792A2476387.en. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Synonyms of Arius dispar at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius dispar at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arius dispar". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Herre, A. W. C. T. (16 November 1926). "A summary of the Philippine catfishes, order Nematognathi". Philippine Journal of Science. 31 (3): 385–411, Pl. 1.
- ^ Food items reported for Arius dispar at fishbase.org.