Bagre marinus
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Bagre marinus, commonly known as the gafftopsail catfish, is a marine catfish species found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, recognized for its long, sail-like dorsal fin and venomous spines.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
marine catfish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bagre marinus ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | minor commercial fishery species ⓘ |
| commonName |
gafftopsail catfish
ⓘ
gafftopsail sea catfish ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
elongated filamentous dorsal fin ray
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long sail-like first dorsal fin ⓘ venomous dorsal spines ⓘ venomous pectoral spines ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal
ⓘ
demersal ⓘ estuaries ⓘ |
| family | Ariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ western Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Bagre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRange | from the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern United States to Brazil ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ |
| handlingRisk | spines can inflict injury ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 70 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | around 4 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo | western Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas ⓘ |
| occursIn |
bays
ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ nearshore waters ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male mouthbroods eggs and larvae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prey |
crustaceans
ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small fishes ⓘ |
| recreationalUse | caught by recreational anglers ⓘ |
| reproduction | mouthbrooding ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | euryhaline ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30–50 cm ⓘ |
| venom | causes painful stings in humans ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1766 ⓘ |
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