Cathorops dasycephalus

Cathorops dasycephalus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops
Species:	C. dasycephalus
Binomial name
	Cathorops dasycephalus; (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
	Ariopsis dasycephalus; Arius dasycephalus; Galeichthys dasycephalus; Galeichthys longicephalus; Hexanematichthys dasycephalus; Hexanematichthys longicephalus; Tachisurus dasycephalus; Tachisurus longicephalus;

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 29 cm.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops dasycephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183272A8084702.en
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops dasycephalus". FishBase.

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[iucn-1] Cooke, R., Acero, A., Betancur, R., Rojas, P. & Cotto, A. (2010). Cathorops dasycephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183272A8084702.en

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops dasycephalus". FishBase.

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