Bigbelly sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)

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General data
- Main name: Bigbelly sea catfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Cathorops - Cathorops
- Family: Ariidae - Sea catfishes
- Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Cathorops dasycephalus, the big-belly sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in clear waters at depth between 10 and 30 m in the eastern Pacific from central Mexico to Ecuador. Maximum recorded body length is 36 cm.