Cephalocassis melanochir

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Cephalocassis melanochir
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cephalocassis
Species:
C. melanochir
Binomial name
Cephalocassis melanochir
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius melanochir Bleeker, 1852
  • Arius doriae Vinciguerra, 1881
  • Tachysurus melanochir (Bleeker, 1852)

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]

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