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Coco sea catfish
Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)
Also calledBagre Doncella (spa) · Bagre-fita (por) · Bandeirado (por) · Bardugo de Bandera (spa) · Barge Cuinche (spa) · Chivito (spa) · Chivo Blanco (spa) · Dato (spa) · Koperzuiger (nld) · Mâchoiron coco (fra) · křížovec mořský (ces) · イトヒキハマギギ (jpn)
The coco sea catfish (Bagre bagre) is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1776, originally under the genus Silurus. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters ranging between Colombia and the Amazon River, in South America. It dwells at a maximum depth of 50 m (160 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 55 cm (22 in), more commonly reaching 40 cm (16 in).
The diet of the coco sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic crustaceans. It is preyed on by the smalltail shark. It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is marketed fresh.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Bagre bagre (Linnaeus)
MHNG 2608.096 (stri x3540), Le Mahury, French Guiana, Bagre bagre (Linnaeus);
Description of Notarius biffi n. sp. and redescription of N. insculptus (Jordan and Gilbert) (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the eastern Pacific, with evidence of monophyly and limits of Notarius.
biology_ecology
Habitat: Predominantly marine waters, but also in brackish waters.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
distribution
Distribution: North and eastern South America. Countries: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana and Brazil.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
materials_examined
Material examined: MZUSP 22691 (3 al) (1 c & s), Brazil, Sao Paulo, Santos; MZUSP 35843 (2 al) (1 c & s), Brazil, Sao Paulo, Guaruja, Pereque; MZUSP 51696 (2 es), Brazil, Espirito Santo, near rio Doce; MZUSP 51697 (1 es), Brazil, coast of Sao Paulo state; MZUSP 61339 (3, 104 - 177 mm SL), Brazil, Bahia, Caravelas, estuary and mouth of rio Caravelas.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Bagre bagre in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5202985.