Cathorops tuyra

Cathorops tuyra, the Besudo sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish. It is found in shallow coastal and estuarine waters of the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to southern Peru. Maximum recorded body length is 29 cm.^[2]

Cathorops tuyra
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops
Species:	C. tuyra
Binomial name
Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
Synonyms
Arius tuyra Tachysurus tuyra