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Catfish

Chilisea Catfish

Notarius troschelii (Gill, 1863)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishChilisea Catfish
Dutch—
SpanishBagre chili
Chinese特氏隆背海鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameNotarius troschelii (Gill, 1863)

About this species

The Chili sea catfish (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades. 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). It reaches a maximum total length of 70.6 cm (27.8 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in).

The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales. 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. Its meat is marketed fresh.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyAriidae
GenusNotarius

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