The warrior catfishCommon names of Aceroichthys dioctes at www.fishbase.org. (Aceroichthys dioctes) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally under the genus Arius.Synonyms of Aceroichthys dioctes at www.fishbase.org. It inhabits marine and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches a standard length of , and a maximum weight of .
The species epithet "dioctes", derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities. The generic name honours Colombian ichthýologist Arturo Acero Pizarro.
It is the only member of the monospecific genus Aceroichthys.
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