Cathorops arenatus

Cathorops arenatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops
Species:	C. arenatus
Binomial name
	Cathorops arenatus; (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
	Arius arenatus; Arius fissus; Cathorops fissus;

Cathorops arenatus, the yellow sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela to Maranhão in Brazil. Maximum recorded body length is 25 cm.^[2]

References

^ Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur, R., Giarrizzo, T., Fredou, F.L. & Knudsen, S. (2015). Cathorops arenatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T196818A2476933.en
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cathorops arenatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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[iucn-1] Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur, R., Giarrizzo, T., Fredou, F.L. & Knudsen, S. (2015). Cathorops arenatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T196818A2476933.en

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cathorops arenatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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