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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderSiluriformes
  4. ›familyAriidae
  5. ›genusArius
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Arius festinus

Arius festinus Ng & Sparks, 2003

First described in: Ng, H. H.; Sparks, J. S. (2003). The ariid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Ariidae) of Madagascar, with the description of two new species. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.</em> 735: 1-21.

Betancurichthys festinus is a species of fish within the Ariidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2345247.