Cathorops agassizii

Cathorops agassizii is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Carl H. and Rosa Smith Eigenmann in 1888, originally under the genus Tachisurus.[3] It is a tropical freshwater fish which is known from Guyana and Brazil. It reaches a maximum length of 32 cm (13 in).[2]

Cathorops agassizii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. agassizii
Binomial name
Cathorops agassizii
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tachisurus agassizii Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
  • Arius agassizi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Arius agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Arius pleurops Boulenger, 1897

References
  1. Synonyms of Cathorops agassizii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Cathorops agassizii" in FishBase. September 2016 version.
  3. Eigenmann, C. H. and R. S. Eigenmann 1888 (18 July) [ref. 1249] Preliminary notes on South American Nematognathi. I. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2): 119-172.


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