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Bagre marinus in Belize
Gafftopsail sea catfish

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Bagre marinus   (Mitchill, 1815)
Family:	Ariidae (Sea catfishes)			picture (Bamar_u0.jpg) by Kolding, J.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Gafftopsail sea catfish
Max. size:	69.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 4,360 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	demersal ; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate:	subtropical; 43°N - 8°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: coast of Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, western margin of the Caribbean, and the northern margin of South America. Sometimes in rivers and estuaries.
Diagnosis:	Anal soft rays: 22-28. Maxillary barbels, first ray of dorsal fin, and first ray of pectoral fin extended as long, flat filaments. 1 pair of barbels on chin.
Biology:	Mainly marine but enters brackish estuaries with relatively high salinities (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on small fishes and invertebrates. The dorsal and pectoral fins are equipped with a serrated erectile spine, both of which are venomous. Commonly caught by anglers along bridges, piers and catwalks. Flesh considered good; marketed fresh (Ref. 5217). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	venomous , Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Gafftopsail catfish		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	misidentification		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Presence in country reported (Ref. 3265).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr., 2003
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Checked:  Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

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