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Mapale Sea Catfish

Cathorops mapale

Classification

Family
Ariidae

The Mapale sea catfish (Cathorops mapale), is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. 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. It reaches a maximum standard length of 30.

Distribution

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