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Cinetodus

Cinetodus is a genus of sea catfishes of the family Ariidae. This species originates from brackish and fresh waters of Irian Jaya, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

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Cinetodus
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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

Septobranchus Hardenberg, 1941

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
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