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Cochlefelis spatula

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Cochlefelis spatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cochlefelis
Species:
C. spatula
Binomial name
Cochlefelis spatula
(Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius spatula Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886

Cochlefelis spatula, the duckbilled catfish, alternatively spelled as the duck-billed catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 60 cm (24 in).[3] Its diet consists of prawns in the genera Caridina and Macrobrachium.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Cochlefelis spatula at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Cochlefelis spatula at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cochlefelis spatula". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Cochlefelis spatula at www.fishbase.org.