Genidens barbus, the white sea catfish or marine catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1803, originally under the genus Pimelodus.[1] It is an oceanodromous species that is found between the mouth of Negro River in Patagonia and eastern Brazil.[3][4] It reaches a maximum total length of 120 cm (47 in).[3] It has been recorded spawning between the months of August–December.[5] The maximum known life expectancy is 36 years.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Genidens |
| Species: | G. barbus
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| Genidens barbus (Lacepède, 1803)
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It is preyed by the South American sea lion.[4] The fish is valued as food in Brazil.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Genidens barbus". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Tombari, Andrea Diana; González Dubox, Maria Cecilia; López Greco, Laura Susana (2022). "Primer registro de un depredador natural del bagre marino, Genidens barbus (Ariidae, Siluriformes) en el estuario del río Negro (Río Negro, Patagonia argentina)". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (in Spanish). 50: 1–8. doi:10.22352/AIP202250014.
- ^ Spawning for Genidens barbus at www.fishbase.org.
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