Arius oetik

Arius oetik is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846.[3] It is known from tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum total length of 22.5 cm (8.9 in).[2] Its diet consists of mussels, flathead locust lobsters, shrimp, conger eels, ponyfish, squids and Indian mackerels.[4]

Arius oetik
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. oetik
Binomial name
Arius oetik
Bleeker, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius utik Bleeker, 1846

References

  1. Synonyms of Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius oetik" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  3. Bleeker, P., 1846 (Apr.) [ref. 313] Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60.
  4. Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
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