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Scientific Name	**Bagre panamensis** (Gill, 1863)
Common Name	Chilhuil Sea Catfish
Type Locality	Western coast of Central America
Synonym(s)	Aelurichthys isthmensis, Aelurichthys nuchalis, Aelurichthys panamensis, Aelurichthys scutatus, Ailurichthys panamensis, Anemanotus panamensis, Felichthys panamensis
Pronunciation	BAG ray
Etymology	Bagre: From the Mozarabic bagre, taken from Greek, pagros, meaning fish (of the genus Dentex). Now used in Spanish vernacular to mean catfish.
Species Information
Size	380mm or 15" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Spine in front of the dorsal and pectoral fins is venomous and can cause a painful wound.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Eastern Pacific: off Santa Ana River in southern California, USA to Peru. Rare north of southern Baja California, Mexico. Pacific, East Pacific (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 2007.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15, pp 172.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 12:28)