The Mapale sea catfish (Cathorops mapale), is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[2] It is a tropical fish which is known from Colombia to west Venezuela, where it typically inhabits freshwaters, brackish, in coastal lagoons and near-shore marine waters.[1] It reaches a maximum standard length of 30.6 cm (12.0 in).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Betancur-R., Ricardo & Arturo Acero P. (2005) "Description of Cathorops mapale, a new species of sea catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Caribbean, based on morphological and mitochondrial evidence"; Zootaxa 1045: 45-60.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cathorops mapale". FishBase. March 2017 version.
  3. ^ Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales (2015) "Especie: Cathorops mapale, Chivo mapalé"; Peces Costeros del Gran Caribe, Sistema de Información en línea: Reporte de Datos de Especie. Retrieved 20 March 2017.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathorops_mapale
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