Comb-spined catfish
| Comb-spined catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris, 2023 |
| Species: | P. carinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913)
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The comb-spined catfish (Paracinetodus carinatus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3][4] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Arius.[2] It is known to inhabit freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 40 cm (16 in).[3] Its diet includes prawns, detritus, and a variety of terrestrial and aquatic insects and insect larvae.[5]
References
- ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Cinetodus carinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196833A2477333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196833A2477333.en. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracinetodus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracinetodus carinatus". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Common names for Paracinetodus carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Paracinetodus carinatus at www.fishbase.org.