Real photoREAL PHOTO Ecological IllustrationECOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION ← Back to catalog Generate card Ariidae Gloomy sea catfish Cathorops hypophthalmus Thirty Five Centimeters Catfish from Central American Waters TropicalRegional distributionPacific OceanCentral America and the CaribbeanMediumTropical fish Gloomy sea catfish is known from Central America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water. ClassTeleosts OrderCatfishes FamilyAriidae GenusCathorops