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Hemiarius dioctes
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The warrior catfish (Aceroichthys dioctes) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits marine and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of , and a maximum weight of .
Species
Warrior Catfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAriidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Ariidae
- Collections
- CSIRO, AM, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
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- short name
- H. dioctes
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The warrior catfish (Aceroichthys dioctes) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits marine and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of , and a maximum weight of .
The species epithet "dioctes", derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities. The generic name honours Colombian ichthýologist Arturo Acero Pizarro.
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