Notarius armbrusteri
Notarius armbrusteri is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Ricardo Betancur-RodrÃguez and Arturo Acero Pizarro in 2006. It inhabits marine waters around Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, in Colombia. Males reach a maximum standard length of 17.7 cm (7.0 in), while females reach a maximum SL of 20.8 cm (8.2 in).[1]
| Notarius armbrusteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Notarius |
| Species: | N. armbrusteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Notarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2006 | |
The species epithet "armbrusteri" was given in honour of Jonathan W. Armbruster, a curator at the Auburn University Museum, whom the authors credited with providing important contributions to the taxonomy of catfish in neotropical regions.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Notarius armbrusteri" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
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