Thick-lipped catfish
The thick-lipped catfish (Cinetodus crassilabris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2][3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1986, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It is found in freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[2] Its diet consists of insects and vascular plants.[4]
| Thick-lipped catfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cinetodus |
| Species: | C. crassilabris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cinetodus crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cinetodus crassilabris" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- Common names of Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
- Food items reported for Cinetodus crassilabris at www.fishbase.org.
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