Rough-head sea catfish

The Rough-head sea catfish (Arius latiscutatus), also known as the Marine catfish[3] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters in the eastern Atlantic region, including Angola, Senegal, and Bioko. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 70 m (0 to 230 ft), most often between 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 85 cm (33 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 40 cm (16 in).[4]

Rough-head sea catfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species:
A. latiscutatus
Binomial name
Arius latiscutatus
Günther, 1864
Synonyms[2]
  • Arius biscutatus Günther, 1864
  • Arius lagoensis Pfaff, 1933
  • Tachysurus lagoensis (Pfaff, 1933)

The rough-head sea catfish is of commercial interest to fisheries.[4]

References
  1. Carpenter, K.E., Camara, K.D., Djiman, R., Nunoo, F., Sagna, A., Sidibé, A, de Morais, L. & Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Carlarius latiscutatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196814A21913940. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Synonyms of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Arius latiscutatus at fishbase.org.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Arius latiscutatus" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
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