Madamango sea catfish

The Madamango sea catfish (Cathorops spixii), also known as the Raspfin sea catfish or the Spring cuirass,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Louis Agassiz in 1829. It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling catfish which occurs between Colombia and Brazil. It inhabits a depth range between 1 and 50 m (3.3 and 164.0 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in).[3]

Madamango sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Cathorops
Species:
C. spixii
Binomial name
Cathorops spixii
(Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pimelodus spixii Agassiz, 1829
  • Arius spixii (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Arius spixi (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Cathorops spixi (Agassiz, 1829)
  • Pimelodus albidus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Arius nigricans Valenciennes, 1834

The Madamango sea catfish feeds on a variety of crustaceans, including amphipods, copepods, isopods; as well as bony fish and benthic invertebrates.[4] It is preyed upon by Arius parkeri and Elops saurus.[5] It is marketed commercially.[3]

The species epithet refers to biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Cathorops spixii" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  4. Food items reported for Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Organisms Preying on Cathorops spixii at www.fishbase.org.


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