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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Sciades

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

South America
Max. Length 97 cm TL
Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Sciades couma
[Couma sea catfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Central and South America
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Sciades dowii (Gill, 1863)

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Sciades dowii
[Flapnose sea catfish]

Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

South America
Max. Length 94.2 cm TL
Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794)

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Sciades herzbergii
[Pemecou sea catfish]

Photo by MNHN

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 190 cm TL
Sciades parkeri (Traill, 1832)

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Sciades parkeri
[Gillbacker sea catfish]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Sciades passany (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Sciades passany
[Passany sea catfish]

Photo by Tait, J.

Oceania
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Sciades paucus (Kailola, 2000)

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Sciades paucus
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Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Sciades proops (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Sciades proops
[Crucifix sea catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

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Sciades sona
[Sona sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sciades couma Couma sea catfish South America 97 TL 1840
Sciades dowii Flapnose sea catfish Central and South America 90 TL 1863
Sciades herzbergii Pemecou sea catfish South America 94.2 TL 1794
Sciades parkeri Gillbacker sea catfish Western Atlantic 190 TL 1832
Sciades passany Passany sea catfish Western Atlantic 100 TL 1840
Sciades paucus Oceania 130 TL 2000
Sciades proops Crucifix sea catfish Western Atlantic 100 TL 1840
Sciades sona Sona sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 92 TL 1822



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