Squirrelheaded catfish

The squirrelheaded catfish[2] (Arius microcephalus) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1855.[4] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific region, including eastern Thailand and Borneo. It reaches a maximum total length of 60 cm (24 in).[3]

Squirrelheaded catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. microcephalus
Binomial name
Arius microcephalus
Bleeker, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudarius microcephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Arius sciurus Smith, 1931
  • Tachysurus sciurus (Smith, 1931)

References
  1. Synonyms of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Arius microcephalus at fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Arius microcephalus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  4. Bleeker, P. 1855 (Nov.) [ref. 16849] Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Pontianak en Bandjermasin. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 3): 415-430.


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