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Genidens machadoi

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Genidens machadoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Genidens
Species:
G. machadoi
Binomial name
Genidens machadoi
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tachysurus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
  • Tachysurus mochadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1918

Genidens machadoi is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro in 1918, originally under the genus Tachysurus.[1] It inhabits rivers along the south Atlantic coast in Argentina,Uruguay and Brazil. It reaches a total length of 80 cm (31 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Genidens machadoi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Genidens machadoi". FishBase. January 2019 version.