Cephalocassis melanochir | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Cephalocassis |
Species: | C. melanochir
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Binomial name | |
Cephalocassis melanochir (
Bleeker, 1852)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cephalocassis melanochir is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, originally under the genus Arius. [1] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia. It reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in). [2] It feeds on finfish and benthic crustaceans. [3]