Arius oetik

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Arius oetik
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. oetik
Binomial name
Arius oetik
Bleeker, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius utik Bleeker, 1846

Arius oetik is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846.[3] It is known from tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum total length of 22.5 cm (8.9 in).[2] Its diet consists of mussels, , shrimp, conger eels, ponyfish, squids and Indian mackerels.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Synonyms of Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Arius oetik" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  3. ^ Bleeker, P., 1846 (Apr.) [ref. 313] Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60.
  4. ^ Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Arius oetik at fishbase.org.
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