Cathorops tuyra

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Cathorops tuyra

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. tuyra
Binomial name
Cathorops tuyra
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Arius tuyra
  • Tachysurus tuyra

Cathorops tuyra, the Besudo sea catfish, is a

sea catfish. It is found in shallow coastal and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to southern Peru. Maximum recorded body length is 29 cm.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cathorops tuyra" in FishBase. April 2006 version.