Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Sciades

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 97 cm TL

Sciades couma
[Couma sea catfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Sciades dowii
[Flapnose sea catfish]

Photo by Gama, C.S.

Sciades herzbergii
[Pemecou sea catfish]

Photo by MNHN

Sciades parkeri
[Gillbacker sea catfish]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Sciades passany
[Passany sea catfish]

Photo by Tait, J.

Sciades paucus
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Photo by Kolding, J.

Sciades proops
[Crucifix sea catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Sciades sona
[Sona sea catfish]

8 Species of Family Ariidae with Genus Sciades
(Sea catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1840	Sciades couma	Couma sea catfish	South America	97 TL
1863	Sciades dowii	Flapnose sea catfish	Central and South America	90 TL
1794	Sciades herzbergii	Pemecou sea catfish	South America	94.2 TL
1832	Sciades parkeri	Gillbacker sea catfish	Western Atlantic	190 TL
1840	Sciades passany	Passany sea catfish	Western Atlantic	100 TL
2000	Sciades paucus		Oceania	130 TL
1840	Sciades proops	Crucifix sea catfish	Western Atlantic	100 TL
1822	Sciades sona	Sona sea catfish	Indo-West Pacific	92 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Ariidae Sea catfishesSubfamily: AriinaeGenus: Sciades(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Sciades

(See list of species below)