''Arius brunellii'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Taxono ...
in the family
Ariidae
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Taxonomy ...
.
It was described by
Giacomo Zolezzi Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob (name), Jacob.
People
* Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name
Other uses
* Giacomo (horse), a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby
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in 1939.
[Zolezzi, G., 1939 ef. 17251''Descrizione di tre nuovi pesci del Giuba raccolti dalla Missione Ittiologica in A.O.I.'' Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 2): 168-173.] It is known only from the
Giuba River in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
; its
type locality. Its known maximum
total length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...
is .
References
Endemic fauna of Somalia
brunellii
Fish described in 1939
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