Cathorops wayuu
Cathorops wayuu, the Wayuu sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in shallow coastal and estuarine waters from Camarones in Colombia to the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela. Maximum recorded body length is 31.4 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Cathorops |
| Species: | C. wayuu |
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| Cathorops wayuu Betancur-R., Acero P & Marceniuk, 2012 | |
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References
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- Carpenter, K.E. (2015). Cathorops wayuu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T47140113A47461241.en
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cathorops wayuu" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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