Ariidae

White sea catfish

Genidens barbus

One Hundred Twenty Centimeters Catfish of the Brazilian Coast

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Genidens barbus, the white sea catfish or marine catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1803, originally under the genus Pimelodus. It is an oceanodromous species that is found between the mouth of Negro River in Patagonia and eastern Brazil.