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Cinetodus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ariidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Siluriformes

Subfamily
  
Ariinae

Cinetodus is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. These species originate from brackish and fresh waters of Irian Jaya, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

Species

This genus currently contains three described species:

  • Cinetodus carinatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Comb-spined catfish)
  • Cinetodus conorhynchus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Lorentz catfish)
  • Cinetodus crassilabris (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Thick-lipped catfish)
  • Cinetodus froggatti (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Smallmouthed salmon catfish)

    • References

    Cinetodus Wikipedia
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