Potamarius | |
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Potamarius nelsoni | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Subfamily: | Ariinae |
Genus: |
Potamarius C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1960 |
Type species | |
Conorhynchos nelsoni Evermann & Goldsborough 1902 |
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Species | |
See text for species. |
See text for species.
Potamarius is a genus of sea catfishes that occur in Central and South America. The members of this genus are almost exclusively inhabit fresh water though P. grandoculis can be found in brackish water.
There are currently four described species in this genus: