Potamarius

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Scientific name Potamarius Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Ariidae Higher classification Ariidae
Similar Ariidae, Catfish, Aspistor, Batrachocephalus mino, Plicofollis

Potamarius is a genus of sea catfishes that occur in Central and South America. The members of this genus are almost exclusively inhabit fresh water though P. grandoculis can be found in brackish water.

Species

There are currently four described species in this genus:

Potamarius grandoculis (Steindachner, 1877)

Potamarius izabalensis C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1960

Potamarius nelsoni (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902) (Lacandon sea-catfish)

Potamarius usumacintae Betancur-R. & Willink, 2007 (Usumacinta sea-catfish)

References

Potamarius Wikipedia

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