Bagre (genus)
| Ariidae | |
|---|---|
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| Bagre marinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Arioidea |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Bagre Cloquet, 1816 |
Bagre is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas from southern North America to northern South America. Currently, four species are described:
- Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766) (Coco sea catfish)
- Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815) (Gafftopsail catfish)
- Bagre panamensis (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Chilhuil sea catfish)
- Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner, 1877) (Red sea-catfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Bagre in FishBase. December 2011 version.