Ariopsis (fish)

Updated on Nov 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ariidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Catfish
Similar Catfish, Tete sea catfish, Hardhead catfish, Mayan sea catfish, Sciades

Ariopsis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.

Species

There are currently four described species in this genus:

Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) (Mayan sea catfish)

Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Hardhead sea catfish)

Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Blue sea catfish)

Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Tete sea catfish)

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