Ariidae

Couma sea catfish

Sciades couma

Ninety Seven Centimeters Catfish of the Brazilian Coast

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• South America
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Couma sea catfish (Sciades couma), also known as the Pemecou sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus. It inhabits estuaries and rivers in Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.