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The Lacandon sea catfishCommon names of ''Potamarius nelsoni''
at www.fishbase.org. (''Potamarius nelsoni'') is a
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
in the family Ariidae. It was described by
Barton Warren Evermann Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist. Early life and education Evermann was born in Monroe County, Iowa in 1853. His family moved to Indiana while he was still a child and it was ...
and
Edmund Lee Goldsborough Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings an ...
in 1902, originally under the genus ''
Conorhynchos ''Conorhynchos conirostris'' is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes). The spelling of the generic name has been confused; it is currently valid as ''Conorhynchos'' as described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858. This catfish has unknown relationshi ...
''. It is known from the Usumacinta River, in
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It reaches a maximum
standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
of .


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Ariidae Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann Fish described in 1902 {{Ariidae-stub