Arius oetik

(Arius oetik)

Description

Arius oetik is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1846. It is known from tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific. It reaches a maximum total length of 22.5 cm (8.9 in). Its diet consists of mussels, flathead locust lobsters, shrimp, conger eels, ponyfish, squids and Indian mackerels.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Ariidae
Genus:Arius
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