Dorsal view of head
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| Scientific Name | Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) |
| Common Name | Dark Sea Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Motagua, Guatemala. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius melanopus, Tachisurus agassizii melanopus, Tachisurus melanopus |
| Etymology | |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. Motagua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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 172. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. melanopus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up C. melanopus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. melanopus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. melanopus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.382.2183 | |
| Last Update | Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:57 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |