Cathorops multiradiatus

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

Cathorops multiradiatus ( Günther, 1864)

Arius multiradiatus Günther, 1864: 173. Type locality: Rio Bayano , Panama. Holotype: whereabouts unknown.

Tachysurus emmelane Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898: 2785. Type locality: Panama ( Pacific ). Holotype: SU 5818 .

Tachysurus equatorialis Starks, 1906: 766, figs. 3-4. Type locality: Guayaquil , Ecuador. Holotype: USNM 53470 .

Distribution: Western Central America.

Countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 300 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 286400 (3 al) (1 es), Colombia, off Cape Manglares, south of Tumaco ; USNM 79408 (2 al), Panama, Panama Bay, Balboa , canal zone .