Hexanematichthys: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Ariidae
- Genus
- Hexanematichthys
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Hexanematichthys
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hexanematichthys
Hexanematichthys sagor, the Sagor catfish, Sagor sea catfish, Sunda sea-catfish, marine catfish or dusky catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus. It inhabits estuaries and freshwater bodies in numerous areas of the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean. It reaches a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in).
The diet of the Sagor catfish consists of finfish and benthic invertebrates. Its meat is sold fresh.
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Sibling Taxa
- Amissidens
- Amphiarius
- Ariopsis
- Arius
- Aspistor
- Batrachocephalus
- Brustiarius
- Carlarius
- Cathorops
- Cephalocassis
- Chinchaysuyoa
- Cinetodus
- Cochlefelis
- Cryptarius
- Doiichthys
- Genidens
- Hemiarius
- Hexanematichthys
- Ketengus
- Nedystoma
- Nemapteryx
- Neoarius
- Netuma
- Notarius
- Occidentarius
- Osteogeneiosus
- Pachyula
- Paragenidens
- Plicofollis
- Potamarius
- Potamosilurus
- Sciades