Big-bellied sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)

Scientific name: Cathorops dasycephalus G?nther, 1864

Big-bellied sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)

The Big-bellied sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.

Biology

Common in coastal waters. Caught with other artisanal gear and marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cathorops dasycephalus
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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