Overview
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Cinetodus is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. These species originate from brackish and fresh waters of Irian Jaya, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.1]
Species
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This genus currently contains three described species:[2]
- Cinetodus carinatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Comb-spined catfish)
- Cinetodus conorhynchus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Lorentz catfish)
- Cinetodus crassilabris (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Thick-lipped catfish)
- Cinetodus froggatti (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Smallmouthed salmon catfish)
Species
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This genus currently contains three described species:[2]
- Cinetodus carinatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Comb-spined catfish)
- Cinetodus conorhynchus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Lorentz catfish)
- Cinetodus crassilabris (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Thick-lipped catfish)
- Cinetodus froggatti (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Smallmouthed salmon catfish)
References
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- ^ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Na?rcio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa 1416: 1?126. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01416p126.pdf.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Cinetodus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Cinetodus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in the Genus Cinetodus: C. carinatus (Comb-Spined Catfish) · C. conorhynchus (Lorentz Catfish) · C. crassilabris (Thick-Lipped Catfish) · C. froggatti (Small-Mouthed Salmon Catfish)
References
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- ^ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Na?rcio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa 1416: 1?126. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01416p126.pdf.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Cinetodus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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