Cathorops mapale

The Cathorops mapale lives in the demersal, freshwater, brackish environment.

of Cathorops mapale, a new species of sea catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Caribbean, based on morphological and mitochondrial evidence" (PDF). Zootaxa 1045: 45–60. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt01045p060.pdf. 4. More

Cathorops mapale can be differentiated from C. spixii not only by ... www.mapress.com 5 Thumbnails Summary Pictures available for Cathorops spixii. Google Images (Click on picture to ... More

Cathorops mapale by Ricardo Betancur and Arturo Acero in a paper in the systematics journal Zootaxa. The catfish is found off the south western and central part of the Colombian Caribbean coast and is commonly known to fishermen in the area as the Mapale sea catfish. More

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Ariidae
Genus : Cathorops
Species : Cathorops mapale
Authority : Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2005