Sculptured sea catfish

Sculptured sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. kessleri
Binomial name
Notarius kessleri
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
  • Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  • Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876
  • Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934
  • Netuma insularum Greene, 1897
  • Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

The sculptured sea catfish[3] (Notarius kessleri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius.[2] It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. It reaches a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 40 cm (16 in).[4]

The sculptured sea catfish is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN Redlist.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cooke, R.; Acero, A.; Betancur, R. (2010). "Notarius kessleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T183661A8153926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183661A8153926.en. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius kessleri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names of Notarius kessleri at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius kessleri". FishBase. July 2019 version.


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