About this species
The Couma sea catfish (Sciades couma), also known as the Pemecou sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus. It inhabits estuaries and rivers in Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It reaches a maximum total length of 97 cm (38 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm (20 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 30 kg (66 lb). Its maximum known life expectancy is 5 years.
The couma sea catfish has an extensive diet, consisting predominantly of crabs including Aratus pisonii, Pachygrapsus gracilis, Uca rapax, Uca maracoani, and Ucides cordatus, as well as other crustaceans such as shrimp in the genera Alpheus and Macrobrachium. It also feeds on bony fish in the family Ophichthidae and the genus Hypostomus, as well as ariid larvae, gastropods, insects, and debris such as skin from mammals, and leaves and twigs from terrestrial plants.
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Sciades couma, in Suriname koemakoema genoemd, is een straalvinnige vis uit de familie van christusvissen (Ariidae), orde meervalachtigen (Siluriformes), die voorkomt in de binnenwateren van Zuid-Amerika, het westen en het zuidwesten van de Atlantische Oceaan.
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Sciades couma es una especie de pez de la familia Ariidae en el orden de los Siluriformes.
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糙头沼海鲶为辐鳍鱼纲鲶形目海鲶科的其中一种，分布于南美洲Paria湾至亚马逊河河口半咸水水域、海域，体长可达97公分，栖息在水质混浊的底层水域，属肉食性，以甲壳类为食，雄鱼会以口孵卵，可做为食用鱼。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Siluriformes |
| Family | Ariidae |
| Genus | Sciades |
