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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864) |
| Common Names | Gambian Sea Catfish Rough-head Sea Catfish, Ruhovedet Havmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Fernando Póo Island [Bioco Island], Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius lagoensis, Arius latiscutatus, Tachysurus lagoensis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: Dakar, Senegal to Angola; one record from Fernando Poo. Reported from Gambia and the lower Niger basin Atlantic, East Atlantic (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Lower Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gambia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Other Parameters | Mainly marine but frequently found in brackish estuaries, sometimes enters freshwater. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on fish, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton and detritus. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5, pp 151, Fig. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for C. latiscutatus | |
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 | Look up C. latiscutatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. latiscutatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.315.139 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Nov 08 06:35 (species record created: 2001 Apr 02 00:00) |
