Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Carlarius

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Carlarius gigas (Boulenger, 1911)

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Carlarius gigas
[Giant sea catfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 83 cm TL
Carlarius heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Carlarius heudelotii
[Smoothmouth sea catfish]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)

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Carlarius latiscutatus
[Rough-head sea catfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864)

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Carlarius parkii
[Guinean sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carlarius gigas Giant sea catfish Africa 165 TL 1911
Carlarius heudelotii Smoothmouth sea catfish Eastern Atlantic 83 TL 1840
Carlarius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish Eastern Atlantic 85 TL 1864
Carlarius parkii Guinean sea catfish Eastern Atlantic 75 TL 1864



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