/siluriformes/ariidae/cathorops/spixii/1.jpg "Cathorops spixii")
Cananéia-Iguape Estuary, Brazil /siluriformes/ariidae/cathorops/spixii/2.jpg "Cathorops spixii")
Cananéia-Iguape Estuary, Brazil
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| Scientific Name | Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | [Equatorial Brazil]. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius nigricans, Arius spixii, Galeichthys spixii, Pimelodus albidus, Pimelodus spixii |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Atlantic and Caribbean rivers and estuaries from Colombia to Brazil. Colombia Caribbean Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported although almost certainly a mouthbrooder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 19. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.382.845 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2009 May 19 13:32) |