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Coco Sea Catfish
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Catfish

Coco Sea Catfish

Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCoco Sea Catfish
DutchKoperzuiger
SpanishDato
Chinese巴格海鲿
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameBagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The coco sea catfish (Bagre bagre) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1776, originally under the genus Silurus. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters ranging between Colombia and the Amazon River, in South America. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 55 cm (22 in), more commonly reaching 40 cm (16 in).

The diet of the coco sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic crustaceans. It is preyed on by the smalltail shark. It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is marketed fresh.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyAriidae
GenusBagre

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1864First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo4
  • Brokopondo1
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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