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| name = Gafftopsail catfish |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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The '''gafftopsail catfish''', ''Bagre marinus'', is a bottom-feeding catfish found in the waters of the western central [[Atlantic Ocean]], as well as the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean Sea]]. It has long venomous spines which can cause painful wounds. It feeds off of [[crustaceans]] and other fish. The male of the species fertilizes the eggs of the female, and broods them in his mouth until they hatch. |
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* Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005 |
* Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005 |
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| Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815)
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The gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus, is a bottom-feeding catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It has long venomous spines which can cause painful wounds. It feeds off of crustaceans and other fish. The male of the species fertilizes the eggs of the female, and broods them in his mouth until they hatch.
References
- "Bagre marinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 11 March.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Bagre marinus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005