Bressou sea catfish
| Bressou sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Notarius |
| Species: | N. quadriscutis
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| Binomial name | |
| Notarius quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The Bressou sea catfish (Notarius quadriscutis), also called the marine catfish,[3] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Arius.[5] It inhabits tropical marine, brackish and freshwater on the Atlantic coast of South America, ranging from Guyana to Brazil. It reaches a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 30 cm (12 in).[4]
The diet of the Bressou sea catfish consists of benthic invertebrates.[6] It is preyed on by the Gillbacker sea catfish (listed as Arius parkeri on FishBase) and the Crucifix sea catfish (listed as Hexanematichthys proops).[7] It is of minor commercial interest to fisheries; it is sold fresh in markets within its region, and exported frozen.[4]
The Bressou sea catfish spawns between the months of September–November. The eggs are incubated in the mouths of males.[4]
References
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- ^ Organisms preying on Aspistor quadriscutis at fishbase.org.
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