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Potamarius

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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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