Chilhuil sea catfish (Bagre panamensis), also called the Chihuil,[2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Aelurichthys.[4] It inhabits subtropical marine and brackish waters in the eastern Pacific region, including California, USA; Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Mexico.[5] It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 177 m (9.8 to 580.7 ft), most often between 10 and 60 m (33 and 197 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 51 cm (20 in).[3]
| Chilhuil sea catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Bagre |
| Species: | B. panamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863)
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The Chilhuil sea catfish is of important commercial value to fisheries, and is sold fresh.[3] It has been consumed since pre-Columbian times.[5] Due to its wide distribution in the eastern Pacific, as well as a lack of known threats or observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern. It notes that the species' range partially includes areas under marine protection.[5]
References edit
- ^ Synonyms of Bagre panamensis at fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Bagre panamensis at fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Bagre panamensis" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- ^ Gill, T. N., 1863 (before 27 Oct.) [ref. 1681] Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America, presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15: 162-174.
- ^ a b c Bagre panamensis at the IUCN redlist.
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