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Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Cathorops dasycephalus © Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Cathorops dasycephalus © Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Cathorops dasycephalus © Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Cathorops dasycephalus 5 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features between eyes: 4 bony ridges with large granules 2nd dorsal fin base greater than 1st dorsal fin base head: central groove long, at rear Bigbelly sea catfish, Big-bellied sea-catfish, Broadhead sea-catfish, Cuate sea-catfish Dorsal rays I,7; anal rays 19-23; pectoral rays I,10-11; gill rakers on first arch 4 + 5; no rakers on posterior surface of first arch; body robust; eye 4.9-6.0 in head; head smooth to rough, with four prominent ridges extending forward; two parallel ridges medially and two outer ridges, each diverging towards eye; ridges with coarse to sharp granules or tubercles; central groove on head long, towards rear; bony process extending back along nape triangular, slightly longer than wide; palatine teeth in four patches, the inner patches well separated at midline and continuous, with slightly larger and narrowly ovate outer patches; adipose fin base longer than first dorsal fin base. Dark grey or bluish brown on back, sides grey to bluish; lower surface whitish; barbels black; fins dusky to blackish. Size: grows to 29 cm. Habitat: relatively common, marine, occasionally in estuaries, not in freshwater. Depth: 10-30 m?. El Salvador to Ecuador. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 30 m. Depth Range Min: 10 m. Diet: mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; bony fishes; mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=14; Southern limit=-1; Western limit=-89; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=15; Longitudinal range=11. Egg Type: Brooded; No pelagic larva; No pelagic phase. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Sand & gravel; Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove). Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 29 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1994., Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific., Crawford House Press Pty Ltd:1-332. Betancur-R., R., 2003., Filogenia de los bagres marinos (Siluriformes: Ariidae) del nuevo mundo., Universidad Nacional de Colombia: 123pp. Betancur-R., R., Acero, A., 2004., Description of Notarius biffi n. sp. and redescription of N. insculptus (Jordan and Gilbert) (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the eastern Pacific, with evidence of monophyly and limits of Notarius., Zootaxa, 703:1-20. Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Günther, A., 1864., Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum., Brithish Museum (Natural History)5:1-455. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Jordan , D.S. and Gilbert, C.H., 1882., List of Fishes now in the Museum of Yale College, Collected by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, at Panama, with Descriptions of Three New Species., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 5:620-632. Jordan , D.S. and Gilbert, C.H., 1883., List of the fishes now in the museum of Yale College, collected by Prof. Frank H. Bradley at panama, with descriptions of three new species., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 5(1882):620-632. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Madrid Vera , J. , Ruíz Luna , A. and Rosado Bravo, I., 1998., Peces de la plataforma continental de Michoacán y sus relaciones regionales en el Pacífico mexicano., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 42(2):267-276. Rojas , J. R. , Pizarro , J. F. and Castro, M.V., 1994., Diversidad y Abundancia íctica en tres áreas de manglar en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 42:663-672. Rubio, E.A., 1988., Estudio taxonomico de la ictiofauna acompañante del camaron en areas costeras del Pacifico de Colombia., Memorias del VI Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :169-183. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cathorops&speciesname=dasycephalus ---> http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cathorops&speciesname=dasycephalus http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cathorops&speciesname=dasycephalus ---> https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cathorops&speciesname=dasycephalus https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Cathorops&speciesname=dasycephalus ---> http://fishbase.de/summary/Cathorops-dasycephalus.html http://fishbase.de/summary/Cathorops-dasycephalus.html ---> https://fishbase.de/summary/Cathorops-dasycephalus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Cathorops Species in    Ariidae - Classification - Ariinae Ariidae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Cathorops dasycephalus ( Günther , 1864 ) Bigbelly sea catfish Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Cathorops dasycephalus Picture by Allen, G.R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae Etymology: Cathorops: Greek, kathorao = to observe, to watch + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Günther . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 11°N - 3°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124487 ); max. published weight: 393.10 g (Ref. 124487 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Common in coastal waters (Ref. 9271 ). Caught with other artisanal gear and marketed fresh (Ref. 9271 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators Marceniuk, A.P. and C.J. Ferraris Jr. , 2003. Ariidae (Sea catfishes). p. 447-455. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39852 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 22 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010 ) Human uses Fisheries: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00269 - 0.01023), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.4   ±0.80 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . 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