Cathorops steindachneri | |
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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. steindachneri
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Binomial name | |
Cathorops steindachneri | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Cathorops steindachneri, or Steindachner's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling catfish which occurs between Costa Rica and Peru. It dwells at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft). [1] It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner. [4]
Due to insufficient statistical information on the species, the IUCN redlist lists Cathorops steindachneri as Data Deficient. It notes that pollution and coastal development pose a threat for the species. [1] It is marketed commercially, although its small size makes it an uncommon food fish. [3]
Cathorops steindachneri | |
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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. steindachneri
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Binomial name | |
Cathorops steindachneri | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Cathorops steindachneri, or Steindachner's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling catfish which occurs between Costa Rica and Peru. It dwells at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft). [1] It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner. [4]
Due to insufficient statistical information on the species, the IUCN redlist lists Cathorops steindachneri as Data Deficient. It notes that pollution and coastal development pose a threat for the species. [1] It is marketed commercially, although its small size makes it an uncommon food fish. [3]