Arius acutirostris

Arius acutirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Binomial name
Arius acutirostris
(Day, 1877)
Synonyms

Tachysurus acutirostris (Day 1877)

Arius acutirostris is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1][2][3] It is a fresh- and brackish water species that inhabits lower reaches of tidal rivers and estuaries. It is known from the Irrawaddy and Salween River basins in Myanmar and from the Kraburi River estuary in Thailand.[1] It grows to 40 cm (16 in) length.[2]

Arius acutirostris can be locally common and is caught in local fisheries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Arius acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T180710A1654543. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Arius acutirostris" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke, eds. (8 February 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


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