Osteogeneiosus militaris, the soldier catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Pakistan to the Malay Archipelago. It is found in marine, brackish and fresh waters along the coasts. It grows to a length of 35 cm and is commercially caught for human consumption. It has a single pair stiff, sharp, maxillary barbels.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Osteogeneiosus Bleeker, 1846 |
Species: | O. militaris
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Binomial name | |
Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteogeneiosus militaris". FishBase. December 2011 version.