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

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Potamarius grandoculis
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Central America
Max. Length 44 cm SL
 
Potamarius izabalensis
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Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen

Central America
Max. Length 39 cm SL
Potamarius nelsoni (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902)

Photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen
 
Potamarius nelsoni
[Lacandon sea catfish]
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Central America
Max. Length 59.5 cm SL
 
Potamarius usumacintae
[Usumacinta sea catfish]
4 Species of Family Ariidae with Genus Potamarius
(Sea catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Potamarius grandoculis South America 35 SL
1960 Potamarius izabalensis Central America 44 SL
1902 Potamarius nelsoni Lacandon sea catfish Central America 39 SL
2007 Potamarius usumacintae Usumacinta sea catfish Central America 59.5 SL



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