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Cathorops steindachneri

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Cathorops steindachneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. steindachneri
Binomial name
Cathorops steindachneri
(Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tachysurus steindachneri Gilbert & Starks, 1904
  • Arius steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
  • Cathorops steindechneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

Cathorops steindachneri, or Steindachner's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling catfish which occurs between Costa Rica and Peru. It dwells at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft).[1] It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3]

The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner.[4]

Due to insufficient statistical information on the species, the IUCN redlist lists Cathorops steindachneri as Data Deficient. It notes that pollution and coastal development pose a threat for the species.[1] It is marketed commercially, although its small size makes it an uncommon food fish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cathorops steindachneri at the IUCN Red List.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Cathorops steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops steindachneri". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  4. ^ "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CLARIIDAE, HETEROPNEUSTIDAE, ANCHARIIDAE and ARIIDAE". September 13, 2016.