Cathorops agassizii

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Cathorops agassizii is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It was described by Carl H. and Rosa Smith Eigenmann in 1888, originally under the genus Tachisurus.[3] It is a tropical freshwater fish which is known from Guyana and Brazil. It reaches a maximum length of 32 cm (13 in).[2]

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Cathorops agassizii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. agassizii
Binomial name
Cathorops agassizii
Synonyms[1]
  • Tachisurus agassizii C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
  • Arius agassizi (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Arius agassizii (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Arius pleurops Boulenger, 1897
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