FB-63679 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63679 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Sisoridae Glyptothorax Glyptothorax rugimentum Ng & Kottelat, 2008 Belize sea catfish Belizean sea catfish Bagre de Belice Bagre de Belize Cathorops sp. Not applicable Cathorops spixii (non Agassiz, 1829) 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R0 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) Page, L.M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mandrak, R.L. Mayden and J.S. Nelson0 Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico, 7th edition. Bethesda, Maryland: American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, 384 p. (Ref. 96293) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 Inhabits mangrove areas (Ref. 75004). Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2008-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 Differs from all congeners by possessing 19-20 gill rakers on first arch; 18-21 anal-fin rays; posterior margin of pectoral-fin spine with short and inconspicuous serrations; orbital diameter 3.6-4.4% SL; interorbital distance 12.9-15.1% SL; and dorsal fin spine length 29.4-33.3% of distance from tip of snout to pelvic-fin origin. Additional diagnostic characters include snout length 6.9-8.9% SL; supraoccipital process (8.8-10.5% SL); lacking fleshy papillae intercalated with gill rakers on first two arches; remarkably granulated cephalic shield; dorsal-fin spine 15.9-17.6% SL, dorsal-fin spine as long as pectoral-fin spine; nuchal plate 5.6-6.4% SL; distance between anterior nostrils 5.1-6.1% SL; distance between posterior nostrils 5.9-7.6%SL; mouth width 10.0-13.2%SL; premaxilla width 6.3-11.9% SL; lower lobe of caudal-fin 25.5-28.2%SL; pelvic fin pale; head length 25.8-31.9%SL; snout length 6.9-8.9%SL; and distance between lateral cornu of lateral ethmoid and external limb of supracleithrum 22.2-26.4%SL (Ref. 75004). Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Morphology-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2008-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 18 - 21 Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Distribution-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 Western Central Atlantic: mangrove channels in Belize City, Belize. Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Uses-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 fisheries: commercial FB-Size-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 24.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75004)) Marceniuk, A.P. and R. Betancur-R 2008 Revision of the species of the genus <i>Cathorops</i> (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(1):25-44. (Ref. 75004) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63689 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-04-09 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63689 demersal; brackish