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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Carlarius

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 83 cm TL
Carlarius heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Carlarius heudelotii
[Smoothmouth sea catfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Carlarius parkii
[Guinean sea catfish]
2 Species of Family Ariidae with Genus Carlarius
(Sea catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Carlarius heudelotii Smoothmouth sea catfish Eastern Atlantic 83 TL
1864 Carlarius parkii Guinean sea catfish Eastern Atlantic 75 TL



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