Carlarius heudelotii

Carlarius heudelotii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Carlarius
Species:	C. heudelotii
Binomial name
	Carlarius heudelotii; (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
	Bagrus goreensis Guichenot, 1858; Arius heudelotii Valenciennes, 1840; Tachysurus heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840); Arius mercatoris Poll, 1949; Tachysurus mercatoris (Poll, 1949);

Carlarius heudelotii, the smoothmouth sea catfish, is a species of sea catfish.

Location

It occurs along the western coast of Africa from Mauritania to Gabon or Angola. While mostly a marine species occurring on the continental shelf, it has also been reported from the Niger basin and the Benoué and Gambia Rivers.

Biology

The smoothmouth sea catfish stays buried in the mud and feeds on invertebrates and occasionally leaves the bottom to feed on open prey. These fish have rays on their fins which are known to be very venomous and painful if a wound is inflicted. The female in this species bear large eggs.^[1]

Size

The maximum published weight of the smoothmouth sea catfish is 8,500 g.^[1]

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carlarius heudelotii". FishBase. December 2011 version.

^ ^a ^b "Carlarius heudelotii Details Smooth-mouth Sea Catfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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