The Passany sea catfish[2] (Sciades passany) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.[1] It occurs in estuaries and coastal marine waters in Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 100 cm (39 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm (20 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 15 kg (33 lb).[3] Although not specifically fished for, it is eaten when caught. It may be a host for the parasite Amapacanthus Amazonicus.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Sciades |
| Species: | S. passany
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| Sciades passany (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The passany sea catfish is currently ranked as Data Deficient by the IUCN redlist, but notes that although the species is not of significant interest to fisheries, it possibly has a slow maturation rate due to its size, which may affect its potential for overexploitation.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Synonyms of Sciades passany at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Sciades passany at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Sciades passany" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Sciades passany at the IUCN redlist.
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