Guri sea catfish (Genidens genidens)

Scientific name: Genidens genidens Cuvier, 1829

Guri sea catfish (Genidens genidens)

The Guri sea catfish (Genidens genidens) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Atlantic draining rivers of southern South America.

Species facts

Scientific name
Genidens genidens
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
35.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Atlantic draining rivers of southern South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=5)

Sources

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

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