Aspistor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Subfamily: | Ariinae |
Genus: | Aspistor D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 |
Type species | |
Arius luniscutis Valenciennes, 1840 |
Aspistor is a genus of sea catfishes found along the northeastern coast of South America, where they occur in marine, brackish, and fresh waters.
Species
Three recognized species are in this genus:
- Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)
- Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bressou sea catfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspistor". FishBase. December 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aspistor |
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