Rough-head sea catfish
| Rough-head sea catfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Arius |
| Species: | A. latiscutatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arius latiscutatus Günther, 1864 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Rough-head sea catfish (Arius latiscutatus), also known as the Marine catfish[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] 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).[3]
The rough-head sea catfish is of commercial interest to fisheries.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius latiscutatus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
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