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Scientific Name Cathorops dasycephalus  (Günther, 1864)
Common Name Big-bellied Sea Catfish
Type Locality Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands [in error].
Synonym(s) Ariopsis dasycephalus, Arius dasycephalus, Galeichthys dasycephalus, Galeichthys longicephalus, Hexanematichthys dasycephalus, Hexanematichthys longicephalus, Tachisurus dasycephalus, Tachisurus longicephalus
Down Species Information
Size 290mm or 11.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Central America: Pacific coast.
Pacific, Eastern Central Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5, pp 157, Fig.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 13 03:16 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 12:45)