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Ariopsis canteri Acero P., Betancur-R. & Marceniuk, 2017 |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Caribbean: Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: gill rakers on the first and second gill arches 36-44 rarely 37 or 36; lateral margin of sphenotic straight, as wide anteriorly as medially; pterotic lateral margin markedly convex, sometimes angled; osseous medial groove absent; median portion of mesethmoid narrow, mesethmoid medial notch narrow and deep; fleshy medial groove of neurocranium conspicuous or inconspicuous, but never surpassing posterior margin of eyes; external posterior branch of lateral ethmoid columnar and thin; fenestra delimited by mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid conspicuous; pterotic lateral margin markedly convex, sometimes angled (Ref. 116660). | |||
| Biology: | Found in costal marine and brackish waters; and sometimes entering freshwaters (Ref. 116660). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||