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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Cathorops |
Species: | C. aguadulce
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Binomial name | |
Cathorops aguadulce (
Meek, 1904)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The estuarine sea catfish (Cathorops aguadulce), also known as the Aguadulce sea catfish, [2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Seth Eugene Meek in 1904, originally under the genus Galeichthys. [4] It is a tropical fish which is known from Mexico to Guatemala, where it typically inhabits freshwater rivers, lagoons, and drainages, also sometimes dwelling in marine waters. It reaches a maximum standard length of 22.7 cm (8.9 in). [3]
Estuarine sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Cathorops |
Species: | C. aguadulce
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Binomial name | |
Cathorops aguadulce (
Meek, 1904)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The estuarine sea catfish (Cathorops aguadulce), also known as the Aguadulce sea catfish, [2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Seth Eugene Meek in 1904, originally under the genus Galeichthys. [4] It is a tropical fish which is known from Mexico to Guatemala, where it typically inhabits freshwater rivers, lagoons, and drainages, also sometimes dwelling in marine waters. It reaches a maximum standard length of 22.7 cm (8.9 in). [3]