Flapnose sea catfish
📖 Overview
Found in estuaries and rivers . Feeds on small fishes and benthic invertebrates . Marketed fresh and dried-salted .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body elongate, not very robust; nostrils connected through the snout by a narrow flap of skin; eyes small (8 to 12 times in head length); cephalic plate entirely covered with thick granules, its edges striate; lower branch of the first gill arch with 17 gill rakers; adipose fin located over the end of the anal fin, its length two to three times that of the dorsal fin. Body blue-brown or blue-gray; belly white; fins dark with numerous brown spots; maxillary barbels dark gray .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Flapnose sea catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 8°N - 2°S Central and South America: fresh and brackish water along Pacific side from Panama to Ecuador.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and benthic invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- pain
- oedema
- rare systemic effects
Wound care, analgesia.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Flapnose sea catfish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Flapnose sea catfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
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