Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829)
Guri sea catfish
photo by Sazima, I.

Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
Max. size:  42.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic: Atlantic draining rivers of southern South America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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