/siluriformes/ariidae/galeichthys/feliceps/1.jpg "Galeichthys feliceps")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Common Names | White Barbel Hvid Havmalle (Denmark), White Baggar, White Sea Catfish |
| Type Locality | Vicinity of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius feliceps, Bagrus capensis, Bagrus feliceps, Galeichthys ocellatus, Pimelodus fossor, Pimelodus peronii, Tachysurus feliceps |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 550mm or 21.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Southeast Atlantic: Bosluisbaai, Torra Bay and Swakopmund or Walvis Bay, northwest Namibia to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Western Atlantic: Cape Cod, USA to the Gulf of Mexico. Western Indian Ocean: Beira, Mozambique to Transkei, South Africa. Records from Guinea-Bissau as Tachysurus feliceps and from Guinea as Arius feliceps are erroneous. Reported from Madagascar. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 29, Pl. 424 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.394.4721 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2013 Mar 28 14:54) |
