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Bigbelly sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)
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Bigbelly sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus) specimen
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Ariidae

Bigbelly sea catfish

Cathorops dasycephalus

Catfish beneath the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Bigbelly sea catfish is a fish from Eastern Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 36 cm. It is listed as Least Concern.

Family
Ariidae
Maximum length
36 cm
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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