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Scientific Name	**Notarius cookei** (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002)
Common Name
Type Locality	7 kilometers from the mouth of Río Santa María, París, Herrera, Panama, 8°09'N, 80°33'W.
Synonym(s)	Arius cookei, Aspistor cookei
Species Information
Size	428mm or 16.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Humeral process pointed, triangular to elongated, but never fan-shaped; three pairs of barbels present; fleshy furrow between posterior nostrils absent; fleshy groove in median depression of head absent; coarse to sharp granules or spinulations on anterior surface of head shield absent; gill rakers on rear surfaces of first two gill arches absent. Has yellow fins, the body colour varies from grey to brown with a yellowish hue.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Central and South America: Pacific costal rivers and estuaries from Costa Rica and Colombia. Colombia 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4), pp 134, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:21)