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Scientific Name	**Cathorops fuerthii** (Steindachner, 1876)
Common Name	Congo Sea Catfish
Type Locality	(Pacific) Panama.
Synonym(s)	? furthii, Arius fuerthii, Arius furthii, Galeichthys furthii, Tachisurus furthii, Tachysurus evermanni, Tachysurus furthii, Tachysurus liropus
Species Information
Size	280mm or 11" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Central and South America: Pacific draining rivers from Mexico to Ecuador. Mexico Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 72 (1. Abth.), pp 579 [29].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 12:45)