Description

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Common Names

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Chihuil , English , USA

Chilhuil sea catfish , English , Global

Sea catfish , English , UK

Mâchoiron chilhuil , French , France

巴拿馬海鱨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴拿马海鲿 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bagre , Spanish , Ecuador

Bagre , Spanish , Panama

Bagre , Spanish , Spain

Bagre chihuil , Spanish , Mexico

Bagre chihuil , Spanish , Mexico

Bagre chihuil , Spanish , Nicaragua

Bagre chihuol , Spanish , Spain

Bagre chilhuil , Spanish , Spain

Bagre marino , Spanish , Mexico

Bagre marino , Spanish , Peru

Bagre marino , Spanish , Spain

Bandera , Spanish , Mexico

Barbinche , Spanish , Colombia

Barbudo , Spanish , Panama

Chihuil , Spanish , Mexico

Congro , Spanish , Panama

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ariidae

Genus: Bagre

Species: Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: off Santa Ana River in southern California, USA to Peru. Rare north of southern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

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Found inshore, usually on muddy bottoms. Enters estuaries (Ref. 11035). Spine in front of the dorsal and pectoral fins is venomous and can cause a painful wound. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9271).

Habitat

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brackish