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armoured sea catfish

Hemiarius stormii

Hemiarius is a genus of sea catfishes found in the coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers from South Asia through New Guinea and Australia to Oceania.

Overview

Hemiarius is a genus of sea catfishes found in the coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers from South Asia through New Guinea and Australia to Oceania. Six described species are in this genus:

Hemiarius bleekeri (Popta, 1900) (Bleeker's catfish)
Hemiarius hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)
Hemiarius harmandi Sauvage, 1880
Hemiarius stormii (Bleeker, 1858) (armoured sea-catfish)
Hemiarius sumatranus (Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830) (goat catfish)
Hemiarius verrucosus (H. H. Ng, 2003) (shovelnose sea catfish)

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

FreshwaterBrackish WaterMarine

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References

  1. Wikipedia — Hemiarius Wikipedia
  2. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  3. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species

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