Ariidae

White barbel

Galeichthys feliceps

Gather in large shoals over mud

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Galeichthys feliceps, the white sea catfish, sea barbel, white baggar or white barbel, is a species of sea catfish found in coastal waters and estuaries over muddy bottoms at depths of from 1 – 120 metres where they gather in large shoals. They occur from Namibia to South Africa with questionable records of sightings from Madagascar and Mozambique in Africa and the United States of America and Mexico in North America. It is coloured brown, grey or greenish-brown on the upperparts and is paler below.