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Day'S Catfish

Nedystoma dayi (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886)

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 25
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs in turbid rivers with densely vegetated margins. Feeds mainly on aquatic insect larvae.
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Biology

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Occurs in turbid rivers with densely vegetated margins. Feeds mainly on aquatic insect larvae.
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Day's catfish

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The Day's catfish[2] (Nedystoma dayi) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3] Its diet consists of the larvae of aquatic insects.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nedystoma dayi" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Nedystoma dayi at www.fishbase.org.
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Day's catfish: Brief Summary

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The Day's catfish (Nedystoma dayi) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus. It inhabits turbid freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in). Its diet consists of the larvae of aquatic insects.

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