Warrior catfish

Warrior catfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Hemiarius
Species:
H. dioctes
Binomial name
Hemiarius dioctes
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius dioctes Kailola, 2000

The warrior catfish[2] (Hemiarius dioctes) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of 120 cm (47 in), and a maximum weight of 19 kg (42 lb).[3]

The species epithet "dioctes", derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Hemiarius dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Hemiarius dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiarius dioctes". FishBase. January 2019 version.


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