Leiarius arekaima

Leiarius arekaima, commonly as Tiger Pimelodus, is a species of benthopelagic catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Guyana and Brazil.[1]

Leiarius arekaima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Leiarius
Species:
L. arekaima
Binomial name
Leiarius arekaima
(Jardine, 1841)

Description

It grows to a length of 66.0 cm.[2]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Hypophthalmus fimbriatus" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. "Leiarius arekaima Jardine, 1841". suedamerikafans. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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