Chili sea catfish

The Chili sea catfish[2] (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades.[1] It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 30 m (33 to 98 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 70.6 cm (27.8 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 30 cm (12 in).[3]

Chili sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. troschelii
Binomial name
Notarius troschelii
(Gill, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius brandtii Steindachner, 1876
  • Arius troscheli (Gill, 1863)
  • Arius troschelii (Gill, 1863)
  • Arius temminckianus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Bagrus temminckii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Bagrus temminckianus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Galeichthys brandti (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Galeichthys troscheli (Gill, 1863)
  • Sciades troschelii Gill, 1863
  • Sciadeichthys troschelii (Gill, 1863)
  • Sciadeops troschelii (Gill, 1863)
  • Sciadeops troschellii (Gill, 1863)
  • Tachisurus brandti (Steindachner, 1876)

The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales.[5] It is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although its importance to commercial fisheries is cited as a possible threat to its population.[4] Its meat is marketed fresh.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Notarius troschelii" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. Notarius troschelii at the IUCN redlist.
  5. Food items reported for Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org.


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