Osteogeneiosus

Osteogeneiosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Osteogeneiosus; Bleeker, 1846
Species:	O. militaris
Binomial name
	Osteogeneiosus militaris; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Silurus militaris Linnaeus, 1758; Osteogeneiosus blochii Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus gracilis Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus ingluvies Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus longiceps Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus macrocephalus Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1846; Osteogeneiosus cantoris Bleeker, 1853; Osteogeneiosus sthenocephalus Day, 1877;

Osteogeneiosus militaris, the soldier catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Pakistan to the Malay Archipelago. It is found in marine, brackish and fresh waters along the coasts. It grows to a length of 35 cm and is commercially caught for human consumption. It has a single pair stiff, sharp, maxillary barbels.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Osteogeneiosus militaris" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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