Bigbelly sea catfish
(Cathorops dasycephalus)
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Classification
Species:
Cathorops dasycephalus
Genus:
Cathorops
Family: Ariidae - Sea catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Bigbelly sea catfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native to coast of:
North America
Distribution:
Pacific Ocean
Cathorops dasycephalus, the big-belly sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in clear waters at depth between 10 and 30 m in the eastern Pacific from central Mexico to Ecuador.
Maximum recorded body length is 36 cm.