Thick-lipped catfish

The thick-lipped catfish (Cinetodus crassilabris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3][4] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1886, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.^[2] It is found in freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 50 cm (20 in).^[3] Its diet consists of insects and vascular plants.^[5]

Thick-lipped catfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cinetodus
Species:	C. crassilabris
Binomial name
Cinetodus crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Synonyms[2]
Hemipimelodus crassilabris Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 Arius crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Pachyula crassilabris[1]