Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)


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23 species (see list below)
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Photo by Rotundo, M.M.

South America
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)

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Cathorops agassizii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.7 cm SL
 
Cathorops aguadulce
[Estuarine sea catfish]

Photo by FAO

South America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Cathorops arenatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.8 cm SL
 
Cathorops belizensis
[Belize sea catfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Cathorops dasycephalus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Cathorops dasycephalus
[Bigbelly sea catfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

North, Central and South
Max. Length 31.2 cm TL
Cathorops fuerthii (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Cathorops fuerthii
[Congo sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Cathorops higuchii
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Central America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cathorops hypophthalmus (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Cathorops hypophthalmus
[Gloomy sea catfish]

Photo by Perusquía, E.

Central America
Max. Length 25.4 cm SL
Cathorops kailolae Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008

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Cathorops kailolae
[Papillate sea catfish]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Central America
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
Cathorops liropus (Bristol, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Cathorops liropus
[Conguito sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
 
Cathorops manglarensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.6 cm TL
 
Cathorops mapale
[]

Photo by Ayala Pérez, L.A.

Central America
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864)

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Cathorops melanopus
[Dark sea catfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cathorops multiradiatus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cathorops multiradiatus
[Box sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Cathorops nuchalis
[]
No picture found
 
Cathorops puncticulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Cathorops raredonae
[Curator sea catfish]

Photo by Camargo, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Camargo, M.
 
Cathorops spixii
[Madamango sea catfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Central America
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Cathorops steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Cathorops steindachneri
[Steindachner's sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.3 cm SL
 
Cathorops taylori
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Central and South America
Max. Length 33.9 cm TL
Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cathorops tuyra
[Besudo sea catfish]

Photo by MNHN

South America
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
Cathorops variolosus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Cathorops variolosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31.4 cm SL
 
Cathorops wayuu
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cathorops agassizii South America 22.5 TL 1888
Cathorops aguadulce Estuarine sea catfish Central America 22.7 SL 1904
Cathorops arenatus South America 25 SL 1840
Cathorops belizensis Belize sea catfish Western Central Atlantic 24.8 SL 2008
Cathorops dasycephalus Bigbelly sea catfish Eastern Pacific 36 TL 1864
Cathorops fuerthii Congo sea catfish North, Central and South 31.2 TL 1876
Cathorops higuchii Western Central Atlantic 19.2 SL 2008
Cathorops hypophthalmus Gloomy sea catfish Central America 35 TL 1876
Cathorops kailolae Papillate sea catfish Central America 25.4 SL 2008
Cathorops liropus Conguito sea catfish Central America 19.7 SL 1897
Cathorops manglarensis South America 19.5 SL 2007
Cathorops mapale South America 30.6 TL 2005
Cathorops melanopus Dark sea catfish Central America 23 TL 1864
Cathorops multiradiatus Box sea catfish Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1864
Cathorops nuchalis South America 24.5 SL 1864
Cathorops puncticulatus Southwestern Atlantic 1840
Cathorops raredonae Curator sea catfish Eastern Central Pacific 2009
Cathorops spixii Madamango sea catfish Western Atlantic 30 TL 1829
Cathorops steindachneri Steindachner's sea catfish Central America 36 TL 1904
Cathorops taylori Central America 28.3 SL 1925
Cathorops tuyra Besudo sea catfish Central and South America 33.9 TL 1923
Cathorops variolosus South America 14.1 SL 1840
Cathorops wayuu Western Atlantic 31.4 SL 2012



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