Mayan sea catfish | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Ariopsis |
Species: | A. assimilis |
Binomial name | |
Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) | |
Synonyms | |
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The Mayan sea catfish (Ariopsis assimilis), also known as the Mayan catfish or the Maya sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus Arius. It is found in tropical brackish and freshwater bodies in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It can reach a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 25 cm (9.8 in).
The Mayan sea catfish is of minor commercial interest to fisheries, and its meat is generally consumed fresh.
References
- Synonyms of Ariopsis assimilis at fishbase.org.
- Common names of Ariopsis assimilis at fishbase.org.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariopsis assimilis". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- Günther, A. 1864 (10 Dec.) Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ariopsis assimilis |
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