Yellow Sea Catfish

Cathorops arenatus

Twenty Five Centimeters Catfish from the Atlantic Ocean

Yellow
Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Yellow Sea Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Atlantic coastal rivers from Guyana to northeastern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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