Cathorops is a genus of catfishes in the family Ariidae found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These species are found in the eastern and western Central and South America in brackish and freshwater habitats.[1] This genus is a strongly supported clade of this family.[1][2] It consists of a natural group in which the monophyly is well-defined by morphological and molecular evidence and the genus probably includes several unrecognized species from both American coasts.[2][3]

Cathorops
Cathorops hypophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Cathorops
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883
Type species
Arius hypophthalmus
(Steindachner, 1876)

Species

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There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. (2007): Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa, 1416: 1–126.
  2. ^ a b Betancur-R., R. & Acero P., A. (2005): Description of Cathorops mapale, a new species of sea catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Caribbean, based on morphological and mitochondrial evidence.
  3. ^ Marceniuk, A.P. (2007): Description of Cathorops manglarensis, a new species from the Colombian Pacific, with redescription of Cathorops multiradiatus (Siluriformes; Ariidae). Zootaxa, 1529: 33–48.
  4. ^ Marceniuk, A.P., Marchena, J. & Betancur-R., R. (2016): Cathorops festae (Boulenger 1898) (Siluriformes; Ariidae), a valid species from Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa, 4170 (1): 137–148.
  5. ^ Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur-R., R., Acero P., A. & Muriel-Cunha, J. (2012): Review of the Genus Cathorops (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Caribbean and Atlantic South America, with Description of a New Species. Copeia, 2012 (1): 77–97.