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Cathorops arenatus

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Cathorops arenatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. arenatus
Binomial name
Cathorops arenatus
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Arius arenatus
  • Arius fissus
  • Cathorops fissus

Cathorops arenatus, the yellow sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela to Maranhão in Brazil. Maximum recorded body length is 25 cm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur, R., Giarrizzo, T., Fredou, F.L. & Knudsen, S. (2015). Cathorops arenatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T196818A2476933.en
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops arenatus". FishBase.