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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osteogeneiosus militaris, the soldier catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Pakistan to the Malay Archipelago. It is found in marine, brackish and fresh waters along the coasts. It grows to a length of 35 cm and is commercially caught for human consumption. It has a single pair stiff, sharp, maxillary barbels.
Osteogeneiosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Osteogeneiosus Bleeker, 1846 |
Species: | O. militaris |
Binomial name | |
Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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