Blue sea catfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Blue sea catfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: mesethmoid median portion wide, medial notch of mesethmoid large and shallow mouth wide 13.0-15.2% SL; cephalic shield at frontal area wide, 10.0-11.5% SL; cephalic shield at lateral ethmoid area wide 14.3-15.3% SL; distance between anterior nostrils wide 7.1-8.6% SL; distance between posterior nostrils wide 7.2-8.7% SL; osseous medial groove absent; fleshy medial groove of neurocranium conspicuous or inconspicuous, but never surpassing posterior margin of eyes; lateral margin of sphenotic straight, as wide medially as anteriorly; pterotic lateral margin markedly convex, sometimes angled; pectoral spine long 18.2-20.5% SL; external posterior branch of lateral ethmoid columnar and thin; fenestra delimited by mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid conspicuous .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue sea catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blue sea catfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blue sea catfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 20 m . Tropical; 24°N - 14°N
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Sea Catfish · widehead sea catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec guatemalský |
| 🇫🇷French | Mâchoiron Cuatete |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bagre-marinho-da-Guatemala |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | bagre cuatete · Bagre Marino |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? coerulescens | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Arius caerulescens | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Arius guatemalensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Galeichthys azureus | Jordan & Williams | 1895 | Synonym |
| Galeichthys coerulescens | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Galeichthys guatemalensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Hexanematichthys coerulescens | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Hexanematichthys guatemalensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Sciades guatemalensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Tachisurus coerulescens | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
| Tachisurus guatemalensis | Günther | 1864 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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