Biology:Cathorops dasycephalus

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Short description: Species of fish

Cathorops dasycephalus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. dasycephalus
Binomial name
Cathorops dasycephalus
(Günther, 1864)
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Synonyms
  • Ariopsis dasycephalus
  • Arius dasycephalus
  • Galeichthys dasycephalus
  • Galeichthys longicephalus
  • Hexanematichthys dasycephalus
  • Hexanematichthys longicephalus
  • Tachisurus dasycephalus
  • Tachisurus longicephalus

Cathorops dasycephalus, the big-belly sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in clear waters at depth between 10 and 30 m in the eastern Pacific from central Mexico to Ecuador. Maximum recorded body length is 29 cm.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops dasycephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183272A8084702.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cathorops dasycephalus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2254070 entry