Cathorops fuerthii

Cathorops fuerthii, the Congo sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in muddy and brackish waters at depths down to 20 m in the eastern Pacific from Mexico to Ecuador. Maximum recorded body length is 28 cm.[1][2]

Cathorops fuerthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. fuerthii
Binomial name
Cathorops fuerthii
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Arius fuerthii
  • Arius fürthii
  • Arius melanopus
  • Galeichthys furthii
  • Tachisurus furthii
  • Tachysurus evermanni
  • Tachysurus furthii
  • Tachysurus liropus
  • Tachysurus melanopus

References
  1. Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops fuerthii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183591A8140761.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cathorops fuerthii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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