Cathorops raredonae
| Cathorops raredonae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. raredonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cathorops raredonae Marceniuk, Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2009
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Cathorops raredonae, the curator sea catfish or Raredon's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez and Arturo Acero Pizarro in 2009. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling fish which occurs between Mexico and El Salvador.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Sandra J. Raredon (b. 1954), of the Division of Fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., for her valuable assistance.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops raredonae". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ARIIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Sea Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2024.