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chihuil (Bagre panamensis)
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chihuil (Bagre panamensis) specimen
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Ariidae

chihuil

Bagre panamensis

Venomous fin spines across the eastern Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

chihuil is known from Eastern Pacific as a fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Family
Ariidae
Genus
Bagre
Maximum length
51 cm
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: off Santa Ana River in southern California, USA to Peru. Rare north of southern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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