Sciades paucus

Sciades paucus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Sciades
Species:
S. paucus
Binomial name
Sciades paucus
(Kailola, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius paucus Kailola, 2000
  • Ariopsis paucus (Kailola, 2000)
  • Neoarius paucus (Kailola, 2000)

Sciades paucus is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits freshwaters in Australia. It reaches a maximum total length of 130 cm (51 in), and a maximum weight of 2.8 kg (6.2 lb).[2]

The species epithet "paucus" is derived from the Latin term for "less", and refers to the species bearing fewer gill rakers than those of Neoarius midgleyi (referred to as "Arius midgleyi").[2]

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Sciades paucus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sciades paucus". FishBase. July 2019 version.