Sciades parkeri
Sciades parkeri, the gillbacker sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in coastal rivers in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. While usually no more than 90 cm in length, it can reach lengths of up to 190 cm and weigh up to 50 kg.
| Sciades parkeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Sciades |
| Species: | S. parkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciades parkeri (Traill, 1832) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sciades parkeri" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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