Passany sea catfish

The Passany sea catfish^[2] (Sciades passany) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1840, originally under the genus Bagrus.^[1] It occurs in estuaries and coastal marine waters in Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.^[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 100 cm (39 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 50 cm (20 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 15 kg (33 lb).^[3] Although not specifically fished for, it is eaten when caught. It may be a host for the parasite Amapacanthus Amazonicus.^[4]

Passany sea catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Sciades
Species:	S. passany
Binomial name
Sciades passany (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
Bagrus passany Valenciennes, 1840 Arius passany (Valenciennes, 1840) Hexanematichthys passany (Valenciennes, 1840) Selenaspis passany (Valenciennes, 1840)

The passany sea catfish is currently ranked as Data Deficient by the IUCN redlist, but notes that although the species is not of significant interest to fisheries, it possibly has a slow maturation rate due to its size, which may affect its potential for overexploitation.^[4]