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Cathorops melanopus

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Species of fish

Cathorops melanopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species: C. melanopus
Binomial name
Cathorops melanopus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Arius melanopus Günther, 1864
  • Tachisurus melanopus (Günther, 1864)

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. It reaches a total length of 23 cm (9.1 in).

References

  1. Synonyms of Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops melanopus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cathorops melanopus


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