Cathorops spixii

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Cathorops spixii
Cathorops spixii (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 July 1865).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Cathorops
Species:
C. spixii
Binomial name
Cathorops spixii
(Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pimelodus spixiiAgassiz, 1829
  • Arius spixii(Agassiz, 1829)
  • Arius spixi(Agassiz, 1829)
  • Cathorops spixi(Agassiz, 1829)
  • Pimelodus albidusSpix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Arius nigricansValenciennes, 1834

Cathorops spixii, the Madamango sea catfish, raspfin sea catfish or spring cuirass, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Louis Agassiz in 1829. It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling catfish which occurs between Colombia and Brazil. It inhabits a depth range between 1 and 50 m (3.3 and 164.0 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in). [3]

Cathorops spixii feeds on a variety of crustaceans, including amphipods, copepods, isopods; as well as bony fish and benthic invertebrates. [4] It is preyed upon by Arius parkeri and Elops saurus . [5] It is marketed commercially. [3]

The species epithet refers to biologist Johann Baptist von Spix. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops spixii". FishBase . October 2017 version.
  4. ↑ Food items reported for Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ Organisms Preying on Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
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