Potamarius

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Arius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Potamarius
Hubbs and Miller, 1960
Species

See text for species.

Potamarius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae.

[edit] Species

There are 6 species in this genus:

  • Potamarius grandoculis (Steindachner, 1877).
  • Potamarius henni (Eigenmann, 1922).
  • Potamarius izabalensis Hubbs and Miller, 1960.
  • Potamarius labiatus (Boulenger, 1898).
  • Potamarius nelsoni (Evermann and Goldsborough, 1902).
  • Potamarius usumacintae Betancur-R and Willink, 2007.