FB-63681 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63681 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax baranesi Smith, Brokovich & Einbinder, 2008 Higuchi's sea catfish Bagre de Higuchi Arius melanopus (non Günther, 1864) Cathorops spixii (non Agassiz, 1829) 2008-04-02 2021-12-01 Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R0 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 Occurs in shallow coastal areas and low portions of coastal rivers (Ref. 75004). Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2008-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 Differs from all congeners in having 18-21 gill rakers on first arch; slightly granulated cephalic shield; and orbit diameter 11.7-18.9% of external mental barbel length. Additional diagnostic characters include 17-21 gill rakers on second arch; snout length 6.1-8.0% SL; orbital diameter 3.3-4.4% SL; absence of fleshy papillae intercalated with gill rakers on first two gill arches; dorsal-fin spine length 18.6-22.2%SL; dorsal-fin spine longer than pectoral-fin spine; dorsal-fin spine length 35.6-43.3% of distance from tip of snout to pelvic-fin origin; nuchal plate length 6.3-7.5; width of posterior portion of supraoccipital process 2.7-3.3% SL; length of accessory tooth plates 2.6-4.7%SL; premaxilla width 5.7-7.7%SL; supraoccipital process length 3.1-4.5 in maxillary barbel length; supraoccipital process length 2.1-3.1 in external mental barbel length; distance from tip to snout to posterior margin of dorsomedian groove of neurocranium 20.9-26.3% SL; distance between lateral cornu of lateral ethmoid and external limb of the supracleithrum 20.4-25.9% SL and pelvic fin pale (Ref. 75004). Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Morphology-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2008-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 19 - 24 Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Distribution-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 Western Central Atlantic: Honduras to Panama. Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Uses-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 fisheries: commercial FB-Size-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 19.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75004)) Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63690 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63690 demersal; brackish; marine