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Cephalocassis

Cephalocassis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the coasts and in rivers and lakes of southern Asia from India to Malaysia. There are currently two described species in this genus.

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Cephalocassis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Cephalocassis
Bleeker, 1857
Type species
Cephalocassis melanochir
(Bleeker, 1852)

Cephalocassis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the coasts and in rivers and lakes of southern Asia from India to Malaysia. There are currently two described species in this genus.1

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References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cephalocassis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.