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Cathorops fuerthii in Honduras
Congo sea catfish

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Cathorops fuerthii   (Steindachner, 1877)
Family:	Ariidae (Sea catfishes)			picture (Cafue_u0.jpg) by Allen, G.R.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Congo sea catfish
Max. size:	28.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 39852)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 23°N - 3°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from Mexico to Ecuador.
Biology:	Found in fresh, brackish and marine waters (Ref. 9271). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9271)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Kailola, P.J. and W.A. Bussing. 1995. (Ref. 9271)
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Honduras country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	misidentification		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Presence in country reported (Ref. 9271).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ho.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr., 2003
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	Checked:  Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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