Papillate sea catfish
The papillate sea catfish (Cathorops kailolae), also known as the Kailola's sea catfish,[1] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Alexandre Pires Marceniuk and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2008. It is a tropical fresh and saltwater catfish which occurs in Central America. It reaches a standard length of 25.4 cm (10.0 in).[2]
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| Species: | C. kailolae |
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| Cathorops kailolae Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 | |
The species epithet "kailolae" refers to ichthyologist Patricia J. Kailola, and is cited as being given in honour of her contributions to the systematics for the family Ariidae.[2]
References
- Common names of Cathorops kailolae at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Cathorops kailolae" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
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