Comb-spined catfish

The comb-spined catfish (Paracinetodus carinatus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3][4] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Arius.^[2] It is known to inhabit freshwater rivers in New Guinea. It reaches a standard length of 40 cm (16 in).^[3] Its diet includes prawns, detritus, and a variety of terrestrial and aquatic insects and insect larvae.^[5]

Comb-spined catfish
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Paracinetodus Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris, 2023
Species:	P. carinatus
Binomial name
Paracinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
Arius (Hemiarius) carinatus Weber, 1913 Cinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913)