Rough-head sea catfish
| Rough-head sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. latiscutatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Arius latiscutatus Günther, 1864
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The Rough-head sea catfish (Arius latiscutatus), also known as the marine catfish[3] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the eastern Atlantic region, including Angola, Senegal, and Bioko. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 70 m (0 to 230 ft), most often between 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 85 cm (33 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 40 cm (16 in).[4]
The rough-head sea catfish is of commercial interest to fisheries.[4]
References[]
- ^ Carpenter, K.E., Camara, K.D., Djiman, R., Nunoo, F., Sagna, A., Sidibé, A, de Morais, L. & Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Carlarius latiscutatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196814A21913940. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Synonyms of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius latiscutatus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Arius (fish)
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Fish described in 1864
- Ariidae stubs