Flat catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Cochlefelis
Species:
C. insidiator
Binomial name
Cochlefelis insidiator
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius insidiator Kailola, 2000
  • Hemiarius insidiator (Kailola, 2000)

The flat catfish[2] (Cochlefelis insidiator) 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 occurs in rivers, mudflats and marine waters on the coasts of Papua New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of 35 cm (14 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Cochlefelis insidiator at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Cochlefelis insidiator at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cochlefelis insidiator" in FishBase. January 2019 version.


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