Mayan sea catfish (Ariopsis assimilis)

Scientific name: Ariopsis assimilis G?nther, 1864

Mayan sea catfish (Ariopsis assimilis)

The Mayan sea catfish (Ariopsis assimilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Central America, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ariopsis assimilis
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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