Flathead sea catfish

Flathead sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. planiceps
Binomial name
Notarius planiceps
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876
  • Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876)

The flathead sea catfish[2] (Notarius planiceps) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits rivers, estuaries, and marine waters on the Pacific coast, from Mexico to Panama, at a maximum depth of 60 m (200 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 60 cm (24 in).[3] It is currently ranked by the IUCN redlist as being of Least Concern, due to a lack of known major threats for the species.[4]

The flathead sea catfish feeds off of benthic invertebrates.[5] Its meat is marketed fresh.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Notarius planiceps at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Notarius planiceps at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notarius planiceps". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. ^ a b Notarius planiceps at the IUCN redlist.
  5. ^ Food items reported for Notarius planiceps at www.fishbase.org.


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