Cathorops tuyra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. tuyra
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| Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
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Cathorops tuyra, the Besudo sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in shallow coastal and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to southern Peru. Maximum recorded body length is 29 cm.[2]
References[]
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- ^ Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops tuyra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183735A8167035.en
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cathorops tuyra" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ariidae
- Fish described in 1923
- Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek
- Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Hildebrand
- Ariidae stubs