Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Cathorops agassizii
photo by Rotundo, M.M.

Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
Max. size:  22.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Guyana and north and northeast of Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Attains maximum length of up to 32 cm (Alfredo Carvalho Filho, pers. comm., 2002).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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