Sawspine catfish

The sawspine catfish (Neoarius pectoralis), alternatively referred to as the sawspined catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Australia, Irian Jaya, and possibly also Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum fork length of 39.3 cm (15.5 in).[3]

Sawspine catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Neoarius
Species:
N. pectoralis
Binomial name
Neoarius pectoralis
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius pectoralis Kailola, 2000
  • Ariopsis pectoralis (Kailola, 2000)

The species epithet "pectoralis" derived from the Latin term for "shoulder", was inspired by the prominent, flattened serrae along the spine of the inner pectoral fin on the species.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Neoarius pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius pectoralis" in FishBase. May 2019 version.


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