''Cathorops nuchalis'', the Orinoco sea catfish, is a
species of
catfish in the family
Ariidae.
It was described by
Albert Günther in 1864. It is a
tropical,
fresh and
saltwater catfish which occurs between
Venezuela and
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
. It reaches a
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
of .
References
Ariidae
Fish described in 1864
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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