Aceroichthys
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
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| Species: | A. dioctes
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| Binomial name | |
| Aceroichthys dioctes (Kailola, 2000)
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The warrior catfish[2] (Aceroichthys dioctes) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.[4] It inhabits marine and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of 120 cm (47 in), and a maximum weight of 19 kg (42 lb).[3]
The species epithet "dioctes", derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities. The generic name honours Colombian ichthýologist Arturo Acero Pizarro.[3][5]
It is the only member of the monospecific genus Aceroichthys.[6]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Aceroichthys dioctes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Common names of Aceroichthys dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aceroichthys dioctes". FishBase. August 2025 version.
- ^ Synonyms of Aceroichthys dioctes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (18 July 2024). "Family ARIIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Sea Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Marceniuk, A. P.; C. Oliveira; C. J. Ferraris, Jr. (2023). "A new classification of the family Ariidae (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) based on combined analyses of morphological and molecular data". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 200 (2): 426–476. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078.