Madamango sea catfish

Madamango sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species: C. spixii
Binomial name
Cathorops spixii
(Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pimelodus spixii Agassiz, 1829
  • Arius spixii (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Arius spixi (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Cathorops spixi (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Pimelodus albidus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Arius nigricans Valenciennes, 1834

The Madamango sea catfish (Cathorops spixii), also known as the Raspfin sea catfish or the Spring cuirass,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Louis Agassiz in 1829. It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling catfish which occurs between Colombia and Brazil. It inhabits a depth range between 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3]

The Madamango sea catfish feeds on a variety of crustaceans, including amphipods, copepods, isopods; as well as bony fish and benthic invertebrates.[4] It is preyed upon by Arius parkeri and Elops saurus.[5] It is marketed commercially.[3]

The species epithet refers to biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Cathorops spixii" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  4. ↑ Food items reported for Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ Organisms Preying on Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.


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