Ariidae

gafftopsail catfish

Bagre marinus

Venomous spines raised above the Gulf seabed

• Tropical
• Estuary
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

gafftopsail catfish is a freshwater fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 69 cm.