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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Hexanematichthys: Greek, exa = six + Greek, nema = fialement + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Wilbur Henn (1890–1959) was an American herpetologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Fisher & Eigenmann.
Issue
This species is uncertain as Potamarius henni (Fisher & Eigenmann, 1922) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2011: Ref. 87661). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
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