Guinean sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Carlarius |
Species: | C. parkii
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Binomial name | |
Carlarius parkii (
Günther, 1864)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Guinean sea catfish (Carlarius parkii), also known as the marine catfish, [2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus Arius. [4] It is a tropical fish which is found in the eastern Atlantic off Mauritania, Angola, Morocco and Western Sahara. A single record was reported in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in 1986. [5] It inhabits coastal marine waters at a depth range of 50 to 80 m (160 to 260 ft), also frequently entering estuaries and freshwater rivers. It reaches a maximum total length of 70 cm (28 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 40 cm (16 in). [3]
The Guinean sea catfish feeds on bony fish and shrimp. [6] It is of commercial interest to fisheries, although a venom in the serrated spines of its dorsal and pectoral regions can cause painful injuries. [3]
Male Guinean sea catfish orally incubate eggs. [3]