Guinean sea catfish

Carlarius parkii

Fish Reaching Seventy Five Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Coastal
Estuary
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The Guinean sea catfish (Carlarius parkii), also known as the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus Arius. It is a tropical fish which is found in the eastern Atlantic off Mauritania, Angola, Morocco and Western Sahara.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Carlarius
Maximum length: 75 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: commonly caught in coastal sea-waters from Cap Blanc (Mauritania) to Angola (Ref. 57224 ). Sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco; enters estuaries and freshwater of rivers (Ref. 3876 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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