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Cathorops festae (Boulenger, 1898) |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 17.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Ecuador and Peru. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 23-25. This species is distinguished from the eastern Pacific subcongeners by having a supraoccipital process broader on posterior portion (3.4-4.0% SL) and long (12.0-14.1% SL); nuchal plate long (7.2-7.9% SL), and wide (7.2-8.1% SL); edges of the distal third of the occipital process present a marked anterior-posterior convergence; distance between anterior nostrils short (3.3-4.2% SL); distance between posterior nostrils short (4.1-5.8% SL); orbital diameter large (4.1-5.4% SL); mouth narrow (9.5-11.1% SL); vomerine tooth plates absent, and accessory tooth plates bearing molariform teeth; distance from snout to dorsal fin long (36.1-40.6% SL); gill rakers on first brachial arch 17-18, on second brachial arch 16-19 rakers; caudal-fin lobes long, upper (31.3-32.8% SL), lower (29.7-32.8% SL); caudal-peduncle deep (7.8-9.0% SL); caudal-fin lobes wide, rounded posteriorly; short anal-fin base (15.3-19.3% SL); anal-fin rays 23-25 (Ref. 130657). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||