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  • Ariopsis guatemalensis
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Scientific Name Ariopsis guatemalensis    (Günther, 1864)
Common Name Widehead Sea Catfish
Type Locality Guatemala.
Synonym(s) ? coerulescens, Arius caerulescens, Arius guatemalensis, Galeichthys azureus, Galeichthys coerulescens, Galeichthys guatemalensis, Hexanematichthys coerulescens, Hexanematichthys guatemalensis, Sciades guatemalensis, Tachisurus coerulescens, Tachisurus guatemalensis
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Size 370mm or 14.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: Pacific coast from Mexico to Honduras. Reported from Nicaragua.
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.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5, pp 145.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 11:39)