The Mayan sea catfish (Ariopsis assimilis), also known as the Mayan catfish or the Maya sea catfish,[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus Arius.[4] It is found in tropical brackish and freshwater bodies in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It can reach a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in), but more commonly reaches a TL of 25 cm (9.8 in).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Ariopsis |
| Species: | A. assimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864)
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The Mayan sea catfish is of minor commercial interest to fisheries, and its meat is generally consumed fresh.[3]
References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Ariopsis assimilis at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Ariopsis assimilis at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariopsis assimilis". FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Günther, A. 1864 (10 Dec.) [ref. 1974] 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. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455.
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