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