Comb-spined catfish
Species of fish
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The comb-spined catfish (Paracinetodus carinatus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3][4] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Arius.[2] It is known to inhabit freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 40 cm (16 in).[3] Its diet includes prawns, detritus, and a variety of terrestrial and aquatic insects and insect larvae.[5]
| Comb-spined catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Paracinetodus Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris, 2023 |
| Species: | P. carinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913) | |
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