Sciades parkeri
| Sciades parkeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Sciades |
| Species: | S. parkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciades parkeri (Traill, 1832) | |
Sciades parkeri, the Gillbacker sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in coastal rivers in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. While usually no more than 90 cm in length, it can reach lengths of up to 190 cm and weigh up to 50 kg.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sciades parkeri" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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