Nedystoma dayi, or Day's catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3] Its diet consists of the larvae of aquatic insects.[4]
Nedystoma dayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Nedystoma |
Species: | N. dayi
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Binomial name | |
Nedystoma dayi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nedystoma dayi". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.