Biology:Cathorops higuchii

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Cathorops higuchii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. higuchii
Binomial name
Cathorops higuchii
Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008
Cathorops higuchii range.png

Cathorops higuchii, the Higuchi's sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is named after Horácio Higuchi, a scientist from Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. The species is found in estuaries and coastal waters of the western Atlantic from eastern Honduras to Colón, Panama. Maximum recorded body length is 35 cm.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur, R. & Knudsen, S. (2015). Cathorops higuchii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T196820A2477055.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cathorops higuchii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2856582 entry