Nedystoma dayi
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 | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Nedystoma |
| Species: | N. dayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nedystoma dayi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nedystoma dayi" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- Food items reported for Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
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