Cathorops higuchii
Cathorops higuchii, the Higuchi's sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is named after Horácio Higuchi, a scientist from Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. The species is found in estuaries and coastal waters of the western Atlantic from eastern Honduras to Colón, Panama. Maximum recorded body length is 35 cm.[1][2]
| Cathorops higuchii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. higuchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cathorops higuchii Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 | |
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References
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- Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur, R. & Knudsen, S. (2015). Cathorops higuchii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T196820A2477055.en
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cathorops higuchii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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