''Cathorops fuerthii'', the Congo sea catfish, is a
species of
sea catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Taxono ...
. It is found in muddy and brackish waters at depths down to 20 m in the eastern Pacific from
Mexico to
Ecuador. Maximum recorded body length is 28 cm.
References
Ariidae
Fish described in 1876
Fish of Mexico
Euryhaline fish of Nicaragua
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
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