Coco sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Bagre |
Species: | B. bagre
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Binomial name | |
Bagre bagre
Linnaeus, 1766
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The coco sea catfish (Bagre bagre) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [2] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1776, originally under the genus Silurus. [3] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters ranging between Colombia and the Amazon River, in South America. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 55 cm (22 in), more commonly reaching 40 cm (16 in). [2]
The diet of the coco sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic crustaceans. [4] It is preyed on by the smalltail shark. [5] It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is marketed fresh. [2]
Coco sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Bagre |
Species: | B. bagre
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Binomial name | |
Bagre bagre
Linnaeus, 1766
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The coco sea catfish (Bagre bagre) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [2] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1776, originally under the genus Silurus. [3] It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters ranging between Colombia and the Amazon River, in South America. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 55 cm (22 in), more commonly reaching 40 cm (16 in). [2]
The diet of the coco sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic crustaceans. [4] It is preyed on by the smalltail shark. [5] It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is marketed fresh. [2]