Giant sea catfish

Carlarius gigas

Catfish from the Niger Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Africa
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The giant sea catfish (Arius gigas), also called the ewe or the marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally under the genus Tachysurus. It is known from brackish and freshwater in the Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Carlarius
Maximum length: 165 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Ouémé and Volta rivers, and greater part of the Niger River basin, including the Benue River downstream Gauthiot Falls (Ref. 57224 )

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