''Aspistor'' is a
genus of
sea catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Taxono ...
es found along the northeastern coast of
South America, where they occur in marine, brackish, and fresh waters.
Species
Three recognized species are in this genus:
* ''
Aspistor hardenbergi''
( Kailola, 2000)
* ''
Aspistor luniscutis''
( Valenciennes, 1840)
* ''
Aspistor quadriscutis
The Bressou sea catfish (''Aspistor quadriscutis''), also called the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits tropical m ...
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( Valenciennes, 1840) (Bressou sea catfish)
References
Ariidae
Fish of South America
Catfish genera
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
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