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Cathorops aguadulce (Estuarine sea catfish; Aguadulce sea catfish)

Synonyms: Arius aguadulce; Galeichthys aguadulce
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Estuarine sea catfish (Cathorops aguadulce), also known as the Aguadulce sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Seth Eugene Meek in 1904, originally under the genus Galeichthys. It is a tropical fish which is known from Mexico to Guatemala, where it typically inhabits freshwater rivers, lagoons, and drainages, also sometimes dwelling in marine waters. It reaches a maximum standard length of 22.7 cm (8.9 in).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0