Armoured sea catfish

The armoured sea catfish[2] (Hemiarius stormii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Cephalocassis.[1] It is known from freshwater rivers in Thailand and Indonesia. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[3] Its diet consists of finfish and benthic invertebrates.[4]

Armoured sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Hemiarius
Species:
H. stormii
Binomial name
Hemiarius stormii
(Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius stormii (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Arius stormi (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Cephalocassis stormii Bleeker, 1858
  • Cephalocassis stormi Bleeker, 1858
  • Tachysurus stormii (Bleeker, 1858)

References
  1. Synonyms of Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hemiarius stormii" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Food items reported for Hemiarius stormii at www.fishbase.org.


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