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  • Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
  • Fish described in 1898
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    Arafura catfish

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    Arafura catfish
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopterygii
    Order: Siluriformes
    Family: Ariidae
    Genus: Netuma
    Species:
    N. proxima
    Binomial name
    Netuma proxima
    (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
    Synonyms[1]
    • Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898
    • Arius arafurensis Hardenberg, 1948
    • Netuma proximus (Ogilby, 1898)
    • Netuna proximus (Ogilby, 1898)

    The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]

    The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Synonyms of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
    2. ^ Common names of Netuma proxima at www.fishbase.org.
    3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Netuma proxima" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
    4. ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 1 at www.fishbase.org.
    5. ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 2 at www.fishbase.org.
    6. ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma proxima, 3 at www.fishbase.org.


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