Aspistor hardenbergi

Aspistor hardenbergi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Aspistor
Species: A. hardenbergi
Binomial name
Aspistor hardenbergi
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius hardenbergi Kailola, 2000
  • Hemiarius hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)

Aspistor hardenbergi is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[3] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in southern New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 25.4 cm (10.0 in).[2]

The species epithet, "hardenbergi", was given in honour of J.D.F. Hardenberg, both for his contributions to ichthyology in the Indo-Australian region, and for his recognition that A. hardenbergi was a new species.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Aspistor hardenbergi at fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Aspistor hardenbergi" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  3. Kailola, P. J., 2000 (Dec.) [ref. 25113] Six new species of fork-tailed catfishes (Pisces, Teleostei, Ariidae) from Australia and New Guinea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 16: 127-144.
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