Cathorops arenatus

Cathorops arenatus, the yellow sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela to Maranhão in Brazil. Maximum recorded body length is 25 cm.^[2]

Cathorops arenatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops
Species:	C. arenatus
Binomial name
Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
Arius arenatus Arius fissus Cathorops fissus