Conguito sea catfish

Conguito sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. liropus
Binomial name
Cathorops liropus
(Bristol, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tachysurus liropus Bristol, 1897

The Conguito sea catfish (Cathorops liropus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Susan Brown Bristol in 1897. It is a tropical, freshwater catfish which occurs in Mexico. It reaches a standard length of 19.7 cm (7.8 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Cathorops liropus (Bristol, 1897) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops liropus". FishBase. October 2017 version.


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