Cinetodus

Cinetodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Cinetodus ; J. D. Ogilby, 1898
Type species
	Arius froggatti ; E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886
Synonyms
	SeptobranchusHardenberg, 1941

Last updated August 15, 2025

Cinetodus is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. This species originates from brackish and fresh waters of Irian Jaya, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.^[1]

Species

This genus currently contains a single described species:^[2]

Cinetodus froggatti (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) – Froggatt's catfish, smallmouthed salmon catfish

References

↑ Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1416: 1–126.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cinetodus". FishBase . August 2025 version.

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[Marceniuk-1] Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1416: 1–126.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cinetodus". FishBase . August 2025 version.

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