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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864) |
| Common Name | Guinean Sea Catfish |
| Type Locality | Lagos, Nigeria. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius capellonis, Arius granulatus, Arius parkii, Tachysurus capellonis, Tachysurus capellonsis, Tachysurus gambensis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 750mm or 29.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5, pp 154, Fig. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up C. parkii on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.315.7210 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2018 Apr 10 10:36) |