Cathorops melanopus

Cathorops melanopus, the dark sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864. It is a tropical, freshwater catfish which occurs in Guatemala. It reaches a total length of 23 cm (9.1 in).^[2]

Cathorops melanopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops
Species:	C. melanopus
Binomial name
Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
Arius melanopus Günther, 1864 Tachisurus melanopus (Günther, 1864)