Cathorops agassizii

Cathorops agassizii

Catfish Reaching Twenty Two Point Five Centimeters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Cathorops agassizii is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Carl H. and Rosa Smith Eigenmann in 1888, originally under the genus Tachisurus. It is a tropical freshwater fish which is known from Guyana and Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Maximum length: 22.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Guyana and north and northeast of Brazil.

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