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Arius microcephalus (Squirrelheaded catfish)

Synonyms: Arius sciurus; Pseudarius microcephalus; Tachysurus sciurus
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The squirrelheaded catfish (Arius microcephalus) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1855. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the western Pacific region, including eastern Thailand and Borneo. It reaches a maximum total length of 60 cm (24 in).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve 123722 Viet Nam  

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0