Caught off the coast of Texas
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Rio San Juan, near El Castillo, Nicaragua
Caught off the coast of Costa Rica
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| Scientific Name | Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815) |
| Common Names | Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre Cacumo (Puerto Rican), Topsejlmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | New York, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Aelurichthys longispinis, Felichthys felis, Felichthys marinus, Galeichthys bahiensis, Galeichthys blochii, Galeichthys parrae, Silurus marinus |
| Pronunciation | BAG ray |
| Etymology | Bagre: From the Mozarabic bagre, taken from Greek, pagros, meaning fish (of the genus Dentex). Now used in Spanish vernacular to mean catfish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 690mm or 27.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. Atlantic, West Atlantic (click on these areas to find other species found there) Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico (click on these areas to find other species found there) Atlantic, Caribbean Sea (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 2014. |
| pH | 8.0 - 8.4 |
| Temperature | 10.0-20.0°C or 50-68°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | This is a true marine fish. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814), pp 433. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up B. marinus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. marinus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.63.137 | |
| Last Update | Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:57 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |