Galeichthys trowi

Galeichthys trowi is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Cynthia Kulongowski in 2010. It is a tropical, marine catfish which is endemic to the coast of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[1]

Galeichthys trowi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Galeichthys
Species:
G. trowi
Binomial name
Galeichthys trowi
Kulongowski, 2010

The species epithet "trowi" refers to a student named Eugene Trow Jr., cited as studying the South African catfish of the genus Galeichthys.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Galeichthys trowi" in FishBase. October 2017 version.

Further reading

  • King, Dennis; Fraser, Valda. The reef guide : fishes, corals, nudibranchs & other invertebrates : East & South coasts of Southern Africa. Struik Nature. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-77584-018-3.


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