Galeichthys trowi

Galeichthys trowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Galeichthys
Species: G. trowi
Binomial name
Galeichthys trowi
Kulongowski, 2010

Galeichthys trowi is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[1] It was described by Cynthia Kulongowski in 2010. It is a tropical, marine catfish which occurs in South Africa. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[1]

The species epithet "trowi" refers to a student named Eugene Trow Jr., cited as studying the South African catfish of the Galeichthys genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Galeichthys trowi" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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