Chili sea catfish
| Chili sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Notarius |
| Species: | N. troschelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Notarius troschelii (Gill, 1863)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Chili sea catfish[2] (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 30 m (33 to 98 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 70.6 cm (27.8 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in).[3]
The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales.[5] It is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although its importance to commercial fisheries is cited as a possible threat to its population.[4] Its meat is marketed fresh.[3]
References
- ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius troschelii". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ a b Notarius troschelii at the IUCN redlist.
- ^ Food items reported for Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.