 Summary of leiarius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology | The genus name is derived from Leios, meaning smooth and Arius which is a Greek for "dealing with Mars, warlike, belliose". It's the name of another catfish genus, so the combination is "smooth Arius". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 600mm, largest 1000mm, average 740mm, most commonly 600mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/pimelodidae/leiarius/marmoratus/1.jpg "Leiarius marmoratus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/leiarius/perruno/1.jpg "Leiarius perruno - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/leiarius/pictus/1.jpg "Leiarius pictus - Click for species page")