Orinoco sea catfish

The Orinoco sea catfish (Cathorops nuchalis) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, fresh and saltwater catfish which occurs between Venezuela and Guyana. It reaches a standard length of 24.5 cm (9.6 in).[2]

Orinoco sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Cathorops
Species:
C. nuchalis
Binomial name
Cathorops nuchalis
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius nuchalis Günther, 1864
  • Tachysurus nuchalis (Günther, 1864)
  • Tachisurus nuchalis (Günther, 1864)
  • Arius laticeps Günther, 1864
  • Cathorops laticeps (Günther, 1864)

References
  1. Synonyms of Cathorops nuchalis (Günther, 1864) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Cathorops nuchalis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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