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Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner, 1876) Red sea catfish |
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photo by
Robertson, R. |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Bagreinae | |||
| Max. size: | 95 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal | |||
| Distribution: | North, Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from the Gulf of California to Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body robust, rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly; mouth sub-terminal and wide; teeth villiform, arranged in a narrow band followed by four narrow continuous bands across the palate; two pairs of barbels, the maxillary barbels long and ribbon-like; dorsal and pectoral fin spines long. Body brown; back metallic blue or bright violet; belly silvery gray; fins yellowish green; a black spot present anterior to the anal fin (Ref. 55763). | |||
| Biology: | Adults are found in coastal waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh, salted, dried and smoked (Ref. 9271). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (Ref. 96402) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||
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| Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 13.06.95 |
| Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.11.13 |
| Checked by: Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. - 12.09.01 |