Cathorops melanopus

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa (1416), pp. 1-126 : 45

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Cathorops melanopus
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Cathorops melanopus ( Günther, 1864)

Arius melanopus   ZBK Günther, 1864: 172. Type locality: Rio Motagua , Guatemala. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.4.29.51-53 .

Distribution: Montagua River basin.

Countries: Guatemala.

Habitat: Only in freshwater.

Maximum size: 230 mm TL.

Material examined: AMNH 35241 (2 al, 113-140 mm TL), Guatemala, Izabal, rio Motagua, near Finca .