Chili 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: | Notarius |
Species: | N. troschelii
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Binomial name | |
Notarius troschelii (
Gill, 1863)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Chili sea catfish [2] (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades. [1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 30 m (33 to 98 ft). [4] It reaches a maximum total length of 70.6 cm (27.8 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in). [3]
The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales. [5] It is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although its importance to commercial fisheries is cited as a possible threat to its population. [4] Its meat is marketed fresh. [3]
Chili 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: | Notarius |
Species: | N. troschelii
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Binomial name | |
Notarius troschelii (
Gill, 1863)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Chili sea catfish [2] (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades. [1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 30 m (33 to 98 ft). [4] It reaches a maximum total length of 70.6 cm (27.8 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in). [3]
The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales. [5] It is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although its importance to commercial fisheries is cited as a possible threat to its population. [4] Its meat is marketed fresh. [3]