Cephalocassis melanochir

Cephalocassis melanochir is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, originally under the genus Arius.^[2] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia. It reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in).^[3] It feeds on finfish and benthic crustaceans.^[4]

Cephalocassis melanochir
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cephalocassis
Species:	C. melanochir
Binomial name
Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms[2]
Arius melanochir Bleeker, 1852 Arius doriae Vinciguerra, 1881 Tachysurus melanochir (Bleeker, 1852)