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The Arafura catfish (Netuma proxima), also known as the Arafura sea catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum standard length of 46 cm (18 in).[3]
| Arafura catfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Netuma |
| Species: | N. proxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Netuma proxima (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The diet of the Arafura catfish includes worms, finfish, crustaceans such as crabs and amphipods, mollusks, echinoderms, algae and insects.[4][5][6]
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