Cathorops dasycephalus

Cathorops dasycephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. dasycephalus
Binomial name
Cathorops dasycephalus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Ariopsis dasycephalus
  • Arius dasycephalus
  • Galeichthys dasycephalus
  • Galeichthys longicephalus
  • Hexanematichthys dasycephalus
  • Hexanematichthys longicephalus
  • Tachisurus dasycephalus
  • Tachisurus longicephalus

Cathorops dasycephalus, the big-belly sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in clear waters at depth between 10 and 30 m in the eastern Pacific from central Mexico to Ecuador. Maximum recorded body length is 29 cm.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops dasycephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183272A8084702.en
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops dasycephalus". FishBase.


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