Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Bagreinae
Genus: Bagre

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

South America
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Bagre bagre
[Coco sea catfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815)

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Bagre marinus
[Gafftopsail sea catfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863)

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Bagre panamensis
[Chilhuil sea catfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

North, Central and South
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner, 1876)

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Bagre pinnimaculatus
[Red sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bagre bagre Coco sea catfish South America 55 TL 1766
Bagre marinus Gafftopsail sea catfish Western Atlantic 69 TL 1815
Bagre panamensis Chilhuil sea catfish Eastern Pacific 51 TL 1863
Bagre pinnimaculatus Red sea catfish North, Central and South 95 TL 1876



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