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| Scientific Name | Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863) |
| Common Name(s) | Chilhuil sea catfish |
| Type Locality | Western coast of Central America |
| Synonym(s) | Aelurichthys isthmensis, Aelurichthys nuchalis, Aelurichthys panamensis, Aelurichthys scutatus |
| Pronunciation | BAG ray |
| Etymology | Bagre: From the Mozarabic bagre, taken from Greek, pagros, meaning fish (of the genus Dentex). Now used in Spanish vernacular to mean catfish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 320mm (12.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Spine in front of the dorsal and pectoral fins is venomous and can cause a painful wound. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Pacific: off Santa Ana River in southern California, USA to Peru. Rare north of southern Baja California, Mexico. Pacific  , East Pacific (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 30 04:20 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 12:28) |
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