Species of fish
| Sculptured sea catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Class:
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Actinopterygii
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| Order:
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Siluriformes
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| Family:
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Ariidae
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| Genus:
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Notarius
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| Species:
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N. kessleri
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| Binomial name
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Notarius kessleri
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876
- Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
- Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
- Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
- Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
- Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
- Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
- Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934
- Netuma insularum Greene, 1897
- Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
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The sculptured sea catfish[2] (Notarius kessleri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. It reaches a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 40 cm (16 in).[3]
The sculptured sea catfish is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN Redlist.[4]
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