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Scientific Name Cathorops hypophthalmus    (Steindachner, 1876)
Common Name Gloomy Sea Catfish
Type Locality Panama.
Synonym(s) Arius hypophthalmus, Cathorops gulosus, Galeichthys hypophthalmus, Tachisurus gulosus, Tachisurus hypophthalmus
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Size 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: known only from Panama.
Panama Pacific Rivers (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 Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 72 (1. Abth.), pp 581 [31], Pl. 10.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 12:47)