Occidentarius

Occidentarius platypogon, the combinate sea-catfish, is a species of sea catfish found in marine and brackish waters along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru. It is the only member of its genus. It is a very abundant fish of the continental shelf and is fished for human consumption. It grows to a length of 50 cm (20 in).^[1]

Occidentarius
1. Occidentarius platypogon, 2. Ariopsis guatemalensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Occidentarius Betancur-R. & Acero P., in Betancur-R. et al., 2007
Species:	O. platypogon
Binomial name
Occidentarius platypogon (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
Arius platypogon Günther, 1864 Ariopsis platypogon (Günther, 1864) Galeichthys platypogon (Günther, 1864) Hexanematichthys platypogon (Günther, 1864) Netuma platypogon (Günther, 1864) Sciades platypogon (Günther, 1864) Tachisurus platypogon (Günther, 1864) Netuma mazatlana Gilbert, 1904