Cathorops festae : fisheries

Cathorops festae (Boulenger, 1898)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Cathorops: Greek, kathorao = to observe, to watch + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Ecuador and Peru.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130657)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

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).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Marceniuk, A.P., C. Oliveira and Ferraris Jr., 2016. Cathorops festae (Boulenger 1898) (Siluriformes; Ariidae), a valid species from Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 4170(1):137-148. (Ref. 130657)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest
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