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]
  • Arius biscutatus Günther, 1864
  • Arius lagoensis Pfaff, 1933
  • Tachysurus lagoensis (Pfaff, 1933)

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

  1. Synonyms of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius latiscutatus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
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