Pararius mastersi

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Pararius mastersi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Pararius
Species:
P. mastersi
Binomial name
Pararius mastersi
(Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms [1]
  • Arius mastersiOgilby, 1898
  • Arius sagoroidesHardenberg, 1941
  • Sciades mastersi(Ogilby, 1898)
  • Tachysurus godfreyiWhitley, 1941
  • Hexanematichthys mastersi(Ogilby, 1898)

Pararius mastersi, the Master's catfish or Godfrey's catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius . [1] It dwells on the floors of inshore marine waters in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum total length of 51 cm (20 in). [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Hexanematichthys mastersi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Hexanematichthys mastersi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pararius mastersi". FishBase . March 2025 version.


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