| Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Bagreinae |
| 95 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| North, Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from the Gulf of California to Ecuador. |
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Body robust, rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly; mouth sub-terminal and wide; teeth villiform, arranged in a narrow band followed by four narrow continuous bands across the palate; two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbels long and ribbon-like; dorsal and pectoral fin spines long. Body brown; back metallic blue or bright violet; belly silvery gray; fins yellowish green; a black spot present anterior to the anal fin (Ref. 55763). |
| Adults are found in coastal waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh, salted, dried and smoked (Ref. 9271). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| traumatogenic |
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