Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

Central America
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Potamarius izabalensis Hubbs & Miller, 1960

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Potamarius izabalensis
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Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen

Central America
Max. Length 39 cm SL
Potamarius nelsoni (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902)

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Potamarius nelsoni
[Lacandon sea catfish]
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Max. Length 59.5 cm SL
 
Potamarius usumacintae
[Usumacinta sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Potamarius izabalensis Central America 44 SL 1960
Potamarius nelsoni Lacandon sea catfish Central America 39 SL 1902
Potamarius usumacintae Usumacinta sea catfish Central America 59.5 SL 2007



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