Ariidae

dark sea catfish

Cathorops melanopus

Catfish of Central American Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Cathorops melanopus, the dark sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, freshwater catfish which occurs in Guatemala.