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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Genidens
Maximum length: 120 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Atlantic coast from La Plata basin to eastern Brazil.

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