| Warrior catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Hemiarius |
| Species: | H. dioctes
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiarius dioctes (Kailola, 2000)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The warrior catfish[2] (Hemiarius dioctes) 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 freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of 120 cm (47 in), and a maximum weight of 19 kg (42 lb).[3]
The species epithet "dioctes", derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities.[3]
- ^ a b Synonyms of Hemiarius dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Hemiarius dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiarius dioctes". FishBase. January 2019 version.