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Softhead sea catfish
Amphiarius rugispinis (Valenciennes, 1840)
Also calledMâchoiron petite-gueule, Mâchoiron bressou (fra)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution: North and Eastern South America. Countries: Trinidad Island, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
materials_examined
Material examined: FMNH 52852 (4 al, 292 - 410 mm TL), Guyana, Georgetown market; MZUSP 87695 (1 c & s), Brazil, Maranhao, ilha de Sao Luis, estreito de Coqueiro; MZUSP 25170 (1 al), Brazil, Para, Vigia.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Amphiarius rugispinis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2345502.