Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Ariopsis

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen

Central America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864)
Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen
 
Ariopsis assimilis
[Mayan sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.7 cm SL
 
Ariopsis canteri
Photo by Ng, H.H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Ariopsis felis
[Hardhead sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
 
Ariopsis gilberti
Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)
Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Ariopsis guatemalensis
[Blue sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Ariopsis jimenezi
[Jimenez's sea catfish]
Photo by Landines, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 44.4 cm TL
Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864)
Photo by Landines, M.
 
Ariopsis seemanni
[Tete sea catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 33 cm TL
 
Ariopsis simonsi
[Canchimala sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ariopsis assimilis Mayan sea catfish Central America 35 TL 1864
Ariopsis canteri Caribbean 35.7 SL 2017
Ariopsis felis Hardhead sea catfish Western Atlantic 70 TL 1766
Ariopsis gilberti Eastern Pacific 29.1 SL 1895
Ariopsis guatemalensis Blue sea catfish Eastern Pacific 54 TL 1864
Ariopsis jimenezi Jimenez's sea catfish Eastern Pacific 35 TL 2017
Ariopsis seemanni Tete sea catfish Eastern Pacific 44.4 TL 1864
Ariopsis simonsi Canchimala sea catfish Eastern Pacific 33 TL 1906



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